Luna 2 (Russian: Луна 2), originally named the Second Soviet Cosmic Rocket and nicknamed Lunik 2 in contemporaneous media, was the sixth of the Soviet Union's Luna programme …

Sep 12, 2019 · On Sep. 13, Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to make contact with another celestial body when it impacted the Moon between Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis, about …

May 1, 2015 · Luna 2 was the second of a series of spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. The first spacecraft to land on the Moon, it impacted the lunar surface east of Mare …

Luna 2 was the second spacecraft in Soviet Union's Luna programme to probe the Moon. Luna 2 was launched on 12 September 1959 and it crash landed on the Moon the next day. During its …

Sep 11, 2024 · This video covers the remarkable journey of Luna 2, the first human-made spacecraft to successfully reach the moon’s surface on September 14, 1959. Known as Lunik …

Sep 12, 2019 · It's been 60 years since the first spacecraft landed on the Moon, and as no technology to slow the rocket down had been invented, it simply crash-landed into the surface …

On September 14, 1959, the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 spacecraft made a historic impact on the lunar surface, becoming the first human-made object to reach the Moon. This remarkable …

On September 12, 1959, Soviet spaceprobe Luna 2 was launched. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and was also the first man-made object to land on another …

Luna 2 (Russian: Луна 2), originally named the Second Soviet Cosmic Rocket and nicknamed Lunik 2 in contemporaneous media, was the sixth of the Soviet Union's Luna programme …

On September 12, 1959, the Soviet Union made history with the launch of Luna 2, the first space probe to impact the Moon. This landmark achievement marked a significant milestone in the …

On Sept. 14, 1959, the Luna 2 space probe crashed onto the surface of the moon. Though Luna 2 was shattered on impact, the mission was a major success, as it represented an important first …

Sep 14, 2011 · 1959: Luna 2 becomes the first artifact of humanity to strike the moon. The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik-like probe from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sept. 12.

Luna 2 was the first successful spacecraft that reached the Moon’s surface and the first human-made object contacted with another celestial body. It is actually the 6th of the Soviet Union’s …

Sep 14, 2019 · After midnight passed in Moscow, the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 intentionally crashed into the Moon on September 14, 1959, becoming the first man-made spacecraft to reach the …

Sep 14, 2016 · On July 20, 1969, NASA made history by landing the first human explorers on the surface of the Moon. This incredible voyage, undertaken by the Apollo 11 crew, is widely …

Luna 2, like Luna 1, took a direct path to the Moon with a journey time of around 36 hours. This was dictated by the fact that the Earth-Moon gravitational system forced it to follow a curved …

Sep 12, 2014 · September 13 marks a historic day in space travel when the Soviet ‘Luna 2’ spacecraft became the first man-made object to reach the lunar surface. Fifty-five years ago, …

Luna 2, launched by the Soviet Union on September 12, 1959, marked a significant milestone in space exploration by becoming the first human-made object to impact the Moon.

Luna 2 was the second of the Soviet Union's Luna programme spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of ...

Luna 2 was the second of a series of spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. The instrument package reached the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959. The first …