The Soviet Luna 2 probe
Neil Armstrong
Niel Armstrong was the 1st man on the moon.
The first satellite to crash into the moon was Luna 2 (Russian), the 1st soft landing was Luna 9 (Russian).
Luna 1, the first spacecraft launched by the USSR, did not actually orbit the Moon; instead, it became the first human-made object to reach the vicinity of the Moon. It was launched on January 2, 1959, and successfully impacted near the Moon on January 4, 1959. Although it missed its planned impact point, it marked a significant achievement in space exploration.
The first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without artificial oxygen were Reinhold Messner and Peter Habler on the 8th May 1978.
1st quarter moon . . . 7.38 days after New Moon Full moon . . . 14.77 days after New Moon 3rd quarter moon . . . 22.15 days after New Moon New Moon . . . 29.53 days after the previous New Moon.
Sputnik, was supposedly the first man made object to reach space. It was a Russian built satellite, that sent out radio waves o be picked up by scientists and civilians all over the world.
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Neil Armstrong! 1st man on the moon....
So far no Indian has gone to the moon.
(USA) Apollo 11, was the First Manned space mission from the Earth to land on another object in space. In this case the Moon. On July 20, 1969 Americans Neil Armstrong (1st) and Buzz Aldrin (2nd) walked on the Moon.
On December 10, 1997 the moon was between the 1st quarter and full moon.