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Luna programme: stories to listen to | HearLore
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Luna programme
Luna 10Luna 10 became the first artificial satellite of any celestial body other than Earth and the Sun in March 1966. This achievement marked a turning point for…
Luna 9The spacecraft and lander capsule combined weighed 1,000 kilograms and stood 2.7 meters tall. This engineering challenge fell to the design bureau known as…
Luna 2On the 23rd of September 1958, an unnamed Soviet probe exploded on the launchpad. This marked the first failure in a series of attempts to reach the Moon…