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On this date: USSR launches Luna 1 probe to moon
On this date, Jan. 2, 1959, the Soviet Union launched Luna 1. The probe would pass within ... the destination of the 2024 Polaris Dawn mission on which incoming NASA administrator Jared Isaacman ...
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...
Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.
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From pandas to lunar soil: China's 'moon diplomacy'
three Luna missions by the Soviet Union and two Chang’e missions by China. The United States pioneered the practice of gifting lunar soil when, in 1978, Zbigniew Brzezinski, then-U.S. National ...
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'Kidnapping': How CIA abducted a Soviet Moon satellite during cold war
On September 13, 1959, the Soviet Union achieved a significant milestone with the Luna 2 mission, successfully crashing a spacecraft onto the Moon and placing metallic pennants with the U.S.S.R.'s ...
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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
A rundown on the moon’s winners and losers: The Soviet Union’s Luna 9 successfully touches ... Twelve astronauts explore the surface over six missions, before the program ends with Apollo ...
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Here's a Look at Moon Landing Hits and Misses
A rundown on the moon’s winners and losers: First victories The Soviet Union’s Luna 9 successfully touches ... explore the surface over six missions, before the program ends with Apollo ...