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The first soft landing on the moon was Surveyor 1, which landed on June 2, 1966 at 2:17 PM ET. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor_1. They turned off the engines when the lunar lander when it was 3.4 meters above the lunar surface, and it free fell from there. This beat out the Soviet Luna 9 mission by 4 months.
The first soft landing manned mission was Apollo 11 which landed on July 20, 1969 at 4:17 PM ET
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What is the name of the landing craft that first landed on the moon?
It is called the Eagle.
What year did the first craft land on the moon?
The only answer I got was apollo, but it did not state what year that happened. Was there a landing on the moon first without it being manned, and later was there the landing with men on board?
What was the name of the landing craft that landed the first men on the moon?
apolo 11 or 1
What was the name of the first landing craft on the moon?
It was called the Eagle, after the Jules Verne novel. From the earth to the moon.
How does a lunar landing craft stay on the moon?
Due to the Moon's gravity
Who had the first lunar landing?
As stated in the category, Apollo 11 from the US was the first craft on the moon. Neil Armstrong, accompanied by Buz Aldrin were the first men on the moon.
On what date did Apollo 11 make its first lunar landing?
Apollo 11 made its first lunar landing on 20 July 1969 at the Sea of Tranquility. The first human step on the moon off the craft occurred on 21 July 1969.
What time did the Chinese people first land on the moon?
China has never made a manned moon landing and arent expected to be able to until at least 2025. They have a launch of an unmanned landing craft scheduled for 2013.
What was apollo famous for?
The Apollo is famous for landing the first man on the moon, and returning him back to earth. And the Apollo 13 , bringing back the damaged craft from the moon.
What was Apollo most famous for?
The Apollo is famous for landing the first man on the moon, and returning him back to earth. And the Apollo 13 , bringing back the damaged craft from the moon.
Where at on the moon was the first landing?
The first landing by man on the moon, was made at the Tranquility Base.
Did Luna 3 make the first soft landing on the moon?
No, Luna 3 did not land on the moon.
