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Missions to the Moon - A Timeline


posted: 04:00 pm ET
17 July 1999

a11_moonmissions-timeline

1959

Luna 1 (USSR) - Jan 2, 1959 - Flyby

Pioneer 4 (USA) - Mar 3, 1959 - The first US probe to escape from the Earth's gravity.

Luna 2 (USSR) - Sep 12, 1959 - Impact

Luna 3 (USSR) - Oct 4, 1959 - Probe. Took first photograph of the far side of the moon.

 1961

Ranger 1 (USA) - Aug 23, 1961 - Attempted Test Flight

Ranger 2 (USA) - Nov 18, 1961 - Attempted Test Flight

1962

Ranger 3 (USA) - Jan 26, 1962 - Attempted Impact

Ranger 4 (USA) - Apr 23, 1962 - Impact

Ranger 5 (USA) - Oct 18, 1962 - Attempted Impact

1963

Luna 4 (USSR) - Apr 2, 1963 - Flyby

1964

Ranger 6 (USA) - Jan 30, 1964 - Impact

Ranger 7 (USA) - Jul 28, 1964 - Impact

1965

Ranger 8 (USA) - Feb 17, 1965 - Impact

Ranger 9 (USA) - Mar 21, 1965 - Impact

Luna 5 (USSR) - May 9, 1965 - Impact

Luna 6 (USSR) - Jun 8, 1965 - Attempted Lander

Zond 3 (USSR) - Jul 18, 1965 - Flyby

Luna 7 (USSR) - Oct 4, 1965 - Impact

Luna 8 (USSR) - Dec 3, 1965 - Impact

1966

Luna 9 (USSR) - Jan 31, 1966 - Lander

Luna 10 (USSR) - Mar 31, 1966 - Orbiter

Surveyor 1 (USA) - May 30, 1966 - Lander

Lunar Orbiter 1 (USA) - Aug 10, 1966 - Orbiter

Luna 11 (USSR) - Aug 24, 1966 - Orbiter

Luna 12 (USSR) - Oct 22, 1966 - Orbiter

Lunar Orbiter 2 (USA) - Nov 6, 1966 - Orbiter

Luna 13 (USSR) - Dec 21, 1966 - Lander

1967

Lunar Orbiter 3 (USA) - Feb 4, 1967 - Orbiter

Surveyor 3 (USA) - Apr 17, 1967 - Lander

Lunar Orbiter 4 (USA) - May 8, 1967 - Orbiter

Lunar Orbiter 5 (USA) - Aug 1, 1967 - Orbiter

Surveyor 5 (USA) - Sep 8, 1967 - Lander

Surveyor 6 (USA) - Nov 7, 1967 - Lander

1968

Surveyor 7 (USA) - Jan 7, 1968 - Lander

Luna 14 (USSR) - Apr 7, 1968 - Orbiter

Zond 5 (USSR) - Sep 15, 1968 - Return Probe

Zond 6 (USSR) - Nov 10, 1968 - Return Probe

Apollo 8 (USA) - Dec 21, 1968 - Manned Orbiter

1969

Apollo 10 (USA) - May 18, 1969 - Orbiter

Luna 15 (USSR) - Jul 13, 1969 - Orbiter

Apollo 11 (USA) - Jul 16, 1969 - Manned Landing

Zond 7 (USSR) - Aug 7, 1969 - Return Probe

Apollo 12 (USA) - Nov 14, 1969 - Manned Landing

1970

Apollo 13 (USA) - Apr 11, 1970 - Manned Landing (aborted)

Luna 16 (USSR) - Sep 12, 1970 - Sample Return

Zond 8 (USSR) - Oct 20, 1970 - Return Probe

Luna 17 (USSR) - Nov 10, 1970 - Rover

1971

Apollo 14 (USA) - Jan 31, 1971 - Manned Landing

Apollo 15 (USA) - Jul 26, 1971 - Manned Landing

Luna 18 (USSR) - Sep 2, 1971 - Impact

Luna 19 (USSR) - Sep 28, 1971 - Orbiter

1972

Luna 20 (USSR) - Feb 14, 1972 - Sample Return

Apollo 16 (USA) - Apr 16, 1972 - Manned Landing

Apollo 17 (USA) - Dec 7, 1972 - Manned Landing

1973

Luna 21 (USSR) - Jan 8, 1973 - Rover

1974

Luna 22 (USSR) - Jun 2, 1974 - Orbiter

Luna 23 (USSR) - Oct 28, 1974 - Lander

1976

Luna 24 (USSR) - Aug 14, 1976 - Sample Return

1990

Hiten (Japan) - 24 Jan 1990 - Flyby and Orbiter

1994

Clementine (USA) - 25 Jan 1994 - Orbiter

1997

Lunar Prospector (USA) - 23 Nov 1997 - Orbiter

AsiaSat 3/HGS-1 (China) - 24 Dec 1997 - Lunar Flyby

Planned missions:

2001

SMART 1 (European Space Agency) - Late 2001 - Lunar Orbiter

2003

Lunar-A - 2003 - Orbiter and Penetrators

Selene - 2003 - Lunar Orbiter and Lander

Source: National Space Science Data Center

 

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