38 Years Ago ‘Luna 24’ Spacecraft Made History

38 Years Ago ‘Luna 24’ Spacecraft Made History

by | Aug 25, 2014

The Soviet “Luna 24” three-stage spacecraft displayed in a museum. Credit: Roscosmos. Thirty-eight years ago, the Soviet “Luna 24” spacecraft successfully completed its mission to bring back samples of the lunar surface to Earth, returning 170 grams of...