Luna 1 - Wikipedia
Luna 1, also known as Mechta (Russian: Мечта [mʲɪt͡ɕˈta], lit.: Dream), E-1 No.4 and First Lunar Rover, [4] was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of Earth's Moon, the first spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit, and the first to be placed in heliocentric orbit.
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
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 spacecraft was sphere-shaped.
Today in science: Luna 1, 1st spacecraft headed to moon
Jan 2, 2024 · The Luna 1 spacecraft broke free of Earth’s gravity – 65 years ago – on this date, to head toward the moon. Many believe this craft – launched by the Soviet Union – was supposed to hit ...
Luna | Moon, Soviet, & Exploration | Britannica
Luna 1 (launched January 2, 1959) was the first spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravity. It failed to impact the Moon as planned and became the first artificial object to go into orbit around the Sun.
Luna-1: USSR launches the first artificial planet
Luna-1: USSR launches the first artificial planet. On Jan. 2, 1959, the USSR launched the first spacecraft beyond the Earth orbit into a trajectory around the Sun. The E1 No. 4 probe was designed to hit the Moon but missed it due to navigational errors.
Luna 1 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luna 1 (also known as the First Cosmic Ship, [3] Cosmic Rocket [4] and Mechta [4] (Russian: Мечта, Literal translation: Dream)) was a space probe of the Soviet Union. [5] It was the first mission in the Luna programme [5] and it was the first spacecraft to reach the Moon.
Luna 1 - Wikiwand articles
Luna 1 became the first human-made object to reach heliocentric orbit and was dubbed "Artificial Planet 1" and renamed Mechta (Dream). Luna 1 was also referred to as the "First Cosmic Ship", in reference to its achievement of Earth escape velocity.
Moon Exploration - Science@NASA
In 1959, the USSR's Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to fly by the Moon. In 1966, Luna 9 achieved the first soft landing and in 1969, the U.S.'s Apollo 11 achieved the first human landing. In the decades since, many nations have contributed to lunar orbiters and landers.
Luna programme - Wikipedia
The Luna programme (from the Russian word Луна "Luna" meaning "Moon"), occasionally called Lunik by western media, [1] was a series of robotic spacecraft missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1976.
Luna - Encyclopedia Astronautica
Luna 1 passed within 5,995 km of the Moon's surface on 4 January after 34 hours of flight. It went into orbit around the Sun, between the orbits of Earth and Mars.