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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