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First Contact With Lunar Surface Made by ‘Luna 2’ 55-years Ago

First Contact With Lunar Surface Made by ‘Luna 2’ 55-years Ago

by PISCES | Sep 12, 2014

Above: Artist rendering of the Luna 2 spacecraft shortly before impacting the Moon’s surface.  Credit:  Nick Stevens. September 13 marks a historic day in space travel when the Soviet ‘Luna 2’ spacecraft became the first man-made object to reach the...
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