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Lunar Exploration Milestones

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Lunar sample return by robotic spacecraft

1976, Luna 24 mission by the Soviet Union returned a sample from the Mare Crisium

First lunar orbiter of the 21st century

2004, SMART-1 mission by ESA orbited and studied the Moon using new technologies

Discovery of water on the Moon

2009, India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission detected water molecules in the lunar soil

First view of the far side of the Moon

1959, Luna 3 mission provided the first photographs of the Moon's far side

The launch of Sputnik 1

1957, marking the beginning of the Space Age with the first artificial satellite by the Soviet Union

First manned lunar landing

1969, Apollo 11 mission by NASA successfully landed the first humans on the Moon

First soft landing on the Moon

1966, Luna 9 mission by the Soviet Union achieved the first controlled landing

China's first soft landing on the Moon

2013, Chang'e 3 mission achieved the first soft landing on the lunar surface in the 21st century

Last manned lunar landing

1972, Apollo 17 mission by NASA marked the most recent human expedition to the lunar surface

First human-made object to impact the lunar surface

1959, Luna 2 mission by the Soviet Union successfully impacted the Moon

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