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Luna 1 was the fourth launch attempt and the first partial success of the program. [12] It launched on 2 January 1959 and missed the Moon by 5,965 kilometres (3,706 mi). [13] One mission separated Luna 1 and Luna 2, a launch failure that occurred with an unnamed probe on 18 June 1959. [14]
Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to leave the gravitational influence of Earth. Also in 1959, Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another celestial body, impacting the Moon, and Luna 3 returned the first images of the far side of the Moon.
Luna: Launch failure: Failed to orbit Luna 1: E-1 No.4: Impactor: 2 January 1959: Luna: Launch failure: Also known as Mechta; placed onto incorrect trajectory, flew past the Moon without impacting; first spacecraft to escape geocentric orbit: N/A: E-1A No.1: Impactor: 18 June 1959: Luna: Launch failure: Failed to orbit Luna 2: E-1A No.2 ...
Luna 2 (E-1A No.2) Luna 2: 12 September 1959: Luna: OKB-1: Impactor: Success Successful impact at 21:02 on 14 September 1959. First spacecraft to impact the lunar surface. [13] This made the Soviet Union the 1st country to impact the surface of the Moon. 12: Luna 3 (E-2A No.1) Luna 3: 4 October 1959: Luna: OKB-1: Flyby: Success
The Chandrayaan-2 mission launched on July 22, 2019, exactly 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission and two years before it captured images of the 1969 lunar landers.
The fifth flight of a Luna 8K72 (18 June 1959), which was to launch the Luna E-1A No.1 probe, ended 153 seconds after launch due to a guidance malfunction of the Blok A core stage, leading to engine shutdown. [6] Luna 2 was launched by a Luna 8K72 on 12 September 1959. It was the first spacecraft to impact the lunar surface.
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith joins the Live show to discuss the launch of Luna 2.0, Terra’s token burn, and the outlook for crypto.
The cruise line revealed details about its new ship, Norwegian Luna, which will launch in April 2026. The vessel will be part of the line’s Prima Plus Class.