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| 1959 - Russia was the first country to reach the moon with Luna 1, which passed near the moon in 1959. In the same year Luna 2 became the first man made object to ... |
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| 1969 - In 1969 the US put the first men on the moon, and many thought the space race was over. Today no less than five countries have planned missions to the moon, ... |
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| 2004 - In 2004 US President George W Bush announced a renewed commitment to put men back on the moon, and NASA took that as a cue to get started. |
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