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Soviet Craft - Luna (5278 words) |
 | Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to reach the moon and the first of a series of Soviet automatic interplanetary stations successfully launched in the direction of the moon. |
| The Luna 13 spacecraft was launched toward the moon from an Earth-orbiting platform and accomplished a soft landing on December 24, 1966, in the region of Oceanus Procellarum. |
| Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the moon and return a sample to Earth and represented the first lunar sample return mission by the Soviet Union and the third overall, following the Apollo11 and 12 missions. |
| Luna 1958A - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (123 words) |
| Luna 1958A (E-1 series) was the first Soviet attempt at reaching the Moon. |
| It was launched on 1958 September 23 with the objective of crash landing on the Moon's surface. |
| Luna 1958A, Luna programme and 1958 in space exploration. |
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