First pictures from the Moon
Who
Luna 9
What
first
Where
(Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms), on the Moon)
When
The first ever pictures from the surface of the Moon were taken by the Soviet robotic lander Luna 9. Launched on 31 January 1966, the small probe landed on 3 Feb and transmitted data until 7 Feb. DID YOU KNOW?
Some of the Soviet scientists and engineers wanted to dedicate the mission to Sergei Korolyev, a pioneer of the Soviet space program who had recently died. But the Soviet authorities refused as his work was still a state secret!