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The first spacecraft from Earth to reach the vicinity of the Moon was Luna 1. The fly-by took place on 4 January 1959 at distance of 5,995 km from the Moon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_1).

The first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon was Luna 2 on 13 September 1959.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_2)

The first spacecraft to make a soft landing was Luna 9 on 3 February 1966 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_9)

The first spacecraft to carry humans to the Moon and orbit the moon (without landing) was CM-103/SM-103 part of the Apollo 8 mission (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8).

The first spacecraft to land on the Moon carrying humans was LM-5 "Eagle", part of the Apollo 11 mission (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11)



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