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The first rocket to get near the moon was the Soviet Luna 1 spacecraft in 1959. Later that year, the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft was the first manmade object to reach the surface of the moon.
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What was the name of the rocket that launched the first US moon walkers into space?
The name of the rocket that launched the first people on the moon was a Saturn V, on mission Apollo 11.
What space shuttle was used to first fly to the moon?
None. The moon missions were launched by a Saturn 5 rocket carrying an Apollo space capsule. The space shuttles were used for earth orbit missions.
What was the name of the first spacecraft to take humans to the moon?
Launched by the Saturn 5 rocket (the largest rocket ever built), the first spacecraft to take men to the moon was the Apollo spacecraft.
The first space rocket to hit the moon?
lunik 2
What was the first rocket to land on the moon?
On September 12, 1959, the Soviet Union launched Lunik II. It was the first rocket (though not the first attempt) to impact the moon. The Soviets had launched in January 1959 but that probe missed the moon and is in solar orbit as was a US probe, Pioneer IV. The US also had a few probes that failed to reach escape velocity but ascended a tens of thousands of miles into space before falling back to earth.
What was the name of the rocket that launched the first US moon walkers into space?
The name of the rocket that launched the first people on the moon was a Saturn V, on mission Apollo 11.
What was the first Australian rocket to land on the moon?
To my knowledge Australia have not launched a rocket to the moon as yet.
What space shuttle was used to first fly to the moon?
None. The moon missions were launched by a Saturn 5 rocket carrying an Apollo space capsule. The space shuttles were used for earth orbit missions.
Was a rocket the first to touch the moon or was it a space shuttle?
Space Shuttle.
What was the name of the rocket which propelled them into the space?
In 1969, the first rocket went to the moon. The name of the rocket that propelled them into space was the Saturn V rocket.
What was the name of the first spacecraft to take humans to the moon?
Launched by the Saturn 5 rocket (the largest rocket ever built), the first spacecraft to take men to the moon was the Apollo spacecraft.
The first space rocket to hit the moon?
lunik 2
What was the first rocket to land on the moon?
On September 12, 1959, the Soviet Union launched Lunik II. It was the first rocket (though not the first attempt) to impact the moon. The Soviets had launched in January 1959 but that probe missed the moon and is in solar orbit as was a US probe, Pioneer IV. The US also had a few probes that failed to reach escape velocity but ascended a tens of thousands of miles into space before falling back to earth.
Where was the first moon mission from?
The first space shuttle was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida.
What type of rocket launched astronauts to the moon?
Saturn V, a 3 stage rocket.
What was the name of the rocket that launched the astrounauts to the moon?
The Saturn V.
space craft that took the first man to the moon?
Saturn V Rocket
