1959 ⟶ Luna 1 Misses Moon Target

Luna 1 is launched in an attempt to impact the Moon but due ...
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🚀 Pioneer 3 Launch

Pioneer 3 was launched.⟶
Pioneer 3 Launch (1958)
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🌑 Luna 1 Misses Moon Target

Luna 1 is launched in an attempt to impact the Moon but due to an error in device's control systems, resulted in the device missing its target by 5,990 kilometres (3,720 mi).⟶
Luna 1 Misses Moon Target (1959)
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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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🚀 Luna 2 Lands on the Moon

Luna 2 is launched and becomes the first man-made object to reach the surface on the Moon.⟶
Luna 2 Lands on the Moon (1959)
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🌑 Luna 9 Launched

Luna 9 is launched.⟶
Luna 9 Launched (1966)
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🌕 Luna 9 Lands on the Moon

Luna 9 successfully lands on the Moon becoming the first spacecraft to softly land on another extraterrestrial body.⟶
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