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Soviet Space Program
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Luna 2 successfully impacted the Moon's surface making it the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and the first human-made object to make contact with another celestial body.
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