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.
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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)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing
The first spacecraft to go to the moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2, which reached the moon on September 12, 1959. It was the first human-made object to reach another celestial body.
The first thing to go to the moon was the Soviet spacecraft Luna 2, which successfully crash-landed on the moon on September 13, 1959.
No, Rakesh Sharma did not go to the moon. He was the first Indian to travel in space, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984. The moon landings were conducted by the United States during the Apollo program.
It takes about 3 days for a spacecraft to travel from Earth to the Moon. The exact time can vary depending on the specific trajectory and speed of the spacecraft.
They fly in a rocket People haven't left Earth orbit since 1972. But, when humans did go to the Moon (between 1969 and 1972), the only vehicles to take them were (boosters) Saturn V rockets, and (spacecraft) Apollo Command and Service Modules (CSM) and Lunar Modules (LM). To date, only NASA astronauts have been to the Moon.
The rocket itself was the Saturn V. If you're referring to the first spacecraft to ORBIT the moon, that would be Apollo 8. The first spacecraft to LAND on the moon was Apollo 11's lander 'Eagle'.
The first spacecraft to go to the moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2, which reached the moon on September 12, 1959. It was the first human-made object to reach another celestial body.
NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
The first thing to go to the moon was the Soviet spacecraft Luna 2, which successfully crash-landed on the moon on September 13, 1959.
Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft to go around the moon and to return to earth. The astronauts were Frank Borman , James Lovell, and William Anders.
The Gemini spacecraft carried two astronauts to the moon.
Aldrin went to the moon in the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
No, Rakesh Sharma did not go to the moon. He was the first Indian to travel in space, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984. The moon landings were conducted by the United States during the Apollo program.
It takes about 3 days for a spacecraft to travel from Earth to the Moon. The exact time can vary depending on the specific trajectory and speed of the spacecraft.
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin went to the moon for the first time in the Gemini spacecraft on 11/11/1966.
SpaceShipOne. It won the Ansari X prize for being the first to go sub-orbital.