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24 Dec
2016
December 24, 2016

The Mission of Luna 13: Christmas 1966 on the Moon

Without a doubt, 1966 proved to be a banner year for lunar exploration. At the end of the first month of the year, the Soviet Union […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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3 Feb
2016
February 3, 2016

Luna 9: The First Lunar Landing

During the opening years of the Space Age, the Soviet Union managed to beat the United States to one Moon-related first after another: The first lunar […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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9 May
2015
May 9, 2015

The Mission of Luna 5

After the initial flurry of lunar mission launches in the opening years of the Space Age, the Soviet Union had amassed a significant list of Moon-related […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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