Sep 12, 2019 · On Sep. 13, Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to make contact with another celestial body when it impacted the Moon between Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis, about …

May 1, 2015 · Luna 2 was the second of a series of spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. The first spacecraft to land on the Moon, it impacted the lunar surface east of Mare …

Luna 2 (Russian: Луна 2), originally named the Second Soviet Cosmic Rocket and nicknamed Lunik 2 in contemporaneous media, was the sixth of the Soviet Union's Luna programme …

On 2 January 1959, after reaching escape velocity, Luna 1 separated from its 1472 kg third stage. The third stage, 5.2 m long and 2.4 m in diameter, travelled along with Luna 1. On 3 January, …

On Nov. 23, 1966, Lunar Orbiter 2 took perhaps the most memorable photo of any in the series, a spectacular shot looking across the Copernicus crater from an altitude of only 28 miles (45 …

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On Nov. 23, 1966, Lunar Orbiter 2 took perhaps the most memorable photo of any in the series, a spectacular shot looking across the Copernicus crater from an altitude of only 28 miles (45 …

May 1, 2015 · The Luna 21 spacecraft landed on the Moon and deployed the second Soviet lunar rover (Lunokhod 2).

On September 14, 1959, Luna 2 successfully impacted the Moon’s surface, marking the first time a human-made object reached the Moon. The impact occurred at approximately 21:02 UTC, …

Luna 2 (September 1959) mission successfully hit the Moon's surface, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon. [9] This was Luna's only impact success out of six tries from …

Dec 5, 2024 · Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration …

At 00:02:24 on September 14, 1959, Luna 2 became the first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon. The Moon was shown not to have its own magnetic field or radiation belt. …

Sep 12, 2019 · The Russian spacecraft, known as Lunik II, Luna II, and Lunar Probe, set off on its mission to the Moon on the 12 September 1959. The rocket followed a direct path to the Moon …

Sep 13, 2024 · Part of the Soviet Union’s Luna program, Luna 2 was the second spacecraft of these Moon-bound vehicles. This program ran from 1959 to 1976, with the first three missions …

On Sept. 14, 1959, the Luna 2 space probe crashed onto the surface of the moon. Though Luna 2 was shattered on impact, the mission was a major success, as it represented an important first...

Luna 2 was the second of a series of spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. The instrument package reached the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959. The first …

Jan 25, 2025 · The spacecraft gave results similar to those of Luna 1 in the earth's radiation belts and, upon impact, placed an upper limit of 100 gammas on the lunar magnetic field at the …

On September 12, 1959, Soviet spaceprobe Luna 2 was launched. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and was also the first man-made object to land on another …

Sep 14, 2016 · On July 20, 1969, NASA made history by landing the first human explorers on the surface of the Moon. This incredible voyage, undertaken by the Apollo 11 crew, is widely …

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully powered on as it continues its way to the Moon, carrying NASA science demonstrations as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial …

13 hours ago · U.S. and British scientists used photos and data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to map the area and calculate the path of debris that produced these …

Jan 31, 2025 · Launching as a rideshare with the IM-2 delivery, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft also will begin its journey to lunar orbit, where it will map the distribution of the …

3 days ago · NASA argues a partnership with industry would both preserve the mission’s science, which involves prospecting for water ice in shadowed craters at the lunar south pole, as well …

1 day ago · The Moon begins to enter Earth’s umbra and the partial eclipse begins. To the naked eye, as the Moon moves into the umbra, it looks like a bite is being taken out of the lunar disk. …

May 1, 2015 · General information about Luna 2; Telecommunications information for Luna 2; Experiments on Luna 2; Data collections from Luna 2

Jan 31, 2025 · IM-2 is part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, a NASA effort to send scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the moon, aiding the …

2 days ago · The end result was two valleys: the Schrödinger valley and the Planck valley, which are about 270 kilometers (168 miles) long and up to three and a half kilometers (2.18 miles) …