The Soviet Luna 9 Makes the First Successful Lunar Soft Landing
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Central Asia
- Date: January 31,1966-February 8,1966
Article abstract: The Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 became the first man-made object to soft-land on another world and return photographs from its surface.
Summary of Event
The Soviet lunar landing attempts were initiated in January, 1963, with the unsuccessful launching of a lunar soft-landing spacecraft. Six more failures would follow over the next three years before Soviet Luna 9 made the first successful soft landing on another world. The chief designers were G. N. Babakin, Valentin P. Glushko, A. M. Isayev, Sergei P. Korolev, and Mikhail S. Ryazanskiy....
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