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Moon Timeline
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Luna 1, First flyby
The Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to flyby the moon, launched be the Soviet Union. Discovered that the Moon has no magnetic field. -
Luna 2, Crash
The Luna 2 launched by the Soviet Union crash lands on the moon. First object from earth to make contact with the moon. -
Luna 9,First landing
Luna 9 was the first space craft to make a soft landing on the moon. Launched by the Soviet Union. -
First Contact
The first human to ever make contact with the moon was Neil Armstrong. Landed in NASA's Apollo11 -
Luna 16
Luna 16 launched by the USSR. First unmanned craft to land on the moon and gather samples. -
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 launched by NASA, lands on the moon carring the first ever lunar rover. -
Last Manned Mission
NASA launches Apollo 17, the last Apollo astronauts to touch down on the moon. -
Smart 1
Smart 1 is put into lunar orbit to gather info about the moon, and test new space technology