MOON EXPLORATION

The moon is our close cosmic neighbor and humans have being exploring its surface ever seance they first developed the telescope.

In January 1959 a small Soviet sphere bristling with antennas, dubbed Luna 1, flew by the moon at a distance of some 5,995 kilometres. Luna 1 did not impact the moons surface.

Later in 1959 Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to land on the moon's surface

In 1962 NASA placed its first spacecraft on the moon—Ranger 4.the spacecraft were engineered to streak straight toward the moon and capture as many images as possible before crashing onto its surface. Unfortunately Ranger 4 was unable to return any scientific data before slamming into the far side of the moon.

Two years later, however, Ranger 7 streaked toward the moon with cameras blazing and captured more than 4,000 photos in the 17 minutes before it smashed onto the surface. Images from all the Ranger missions, particularly Ranger 9, showed that the moon's surface was rough. They spotlighted the challenges of finding a smooth landing site on its surface.

In 1966 the Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 overcame the moon's topographic hurdles and became the first vehicle to soft-land safely on the surface. The small craft was stocked with scientific and communications equipment and photographed a ground level lunar panorama. Luna 10 launched later that year and became the first spacecraft to successfully orbit the moon.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first people to reach the moon when their Apollo 11 lunar lander touched down in the Sea of Tranquility.

Before the Apollo project ended in 1972, five other missions and a dozen men had visited the moon.

Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin spent a total of 21 hours on the Moon. Neil Armstrong died at August/25/2012 in Ohio.

Before 2030 Russia plans to land it first astronauts to live on the moon.

QUIZ

• When did Neil Armstrong die?
• What Luna land safely on the moon?
• What was the first spacecraft that Nash send to the moon?
• When did Neil Armstrong and Edwin aldrin land on the moon?
• Where did Neil Armstrong die?
• What was the Apollo 11?

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By:
MICHAEL
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