1969First Crewed Moon Landing

the U.S. accomplishes the first crewed Moon landing, Apollo ...
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🛰️ Pioneer 4 Fails to Photograph the Moon

Pioneer 4 was launched in an attempt to photograph the Moon. The probe failed to achieve its intended target of 32,000 kilometres (20,000 mi) from the Moon, reaching only 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi), too distant for its scanners to photograph the Moon.
Pioneer 4 Fails to Photograph the Moon (1959)
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🌕 Surveyor 1 Soft Landing on the Moon

Surveyor 1 becomes the first American spacecraft to softly land on another extraterrestrial body.
Surveyor 1 Soft Landing on the Moon (1966)
Space RaceNASAMoon LandingExplorationTechnologyCold WarScientific Discovery

🌕 First Crewed Moon Landing

the U.S. accomplishes the first crewed Moon landing, Apollo 11. Crewed by Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
First Crewed Moon Landing (1969)
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🚀 Apollo 11 Launch

Apollo 11 is launched.
Apollo 11 Launch (1969)
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🌎 Apollo 11 Returns to Earth

Apollo 11 returns to Earth.
Apollo 11 Returns to Earth (1969)
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🪐 Mariner 9 Launched

Mariner 9 is launched.
Mariner 9 Launched (1971)
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