Timeline event · 13 September 1959 · Dawn of the Space Age
Luna 2 Reaches the Moon
The Soviet Luna 2 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another world, impacting the Moon.
Highlights
- ›First spacecraft to reach the Moon
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofDawn of the Space Age
- Associated withThe Moon
- Associated withLuna 2
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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