September 12, 1959 –
While Americans were home watching Bonanza on this date, the Soviet Union launched Lunik II toward the Moon aboard a Luna 8K72 carrier rocket. It was the first man-made object to reach the Moon from Earth.
It was the Soviet’s second attempt to launch a rocket to the moon and the first successful attempt when it landed two days later. It’s data-collecting mission lasted 33.5 hours.
And so it goes
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