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| 1959 - Later in 1959 Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to land on the moon's surface when it impacted near the Aristides, Archimedes, and Autolycus craters. |
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| 1967 - In 1966 and 1967 NASA launched lunar orbiters that were designed to circle the moon and chart its surface in preparation for future manned landings. |
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| 1972 - Before the Apollo project ended in 1972, five other missions and a dozen men had visited the moon. After the dramatic successes of the 1960s and 1970s, ... |
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