- 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!
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!