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In 1959, in humanity's first ever moon mission, the Soviet Union's Luna 1 took 34 hours to reach the moon. This uncrewed mission was intended to impact the moon's surface, but the spacecraft went ...

On September 13, 1959, the Soviet Union achieved a significant milestone with the Luna 2 mission, successfully crashing a spacecraft onto the Moon and placing metallic pennants with the U.S.S.R.'s ...

December 1968 was a difficult time for many in the world, as war and hostages, riots and assassinations drew our attention.