Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 8, 1973, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 21 mission to land a rover on the moon. This was the second time that the ...
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The Soviet moon rover lost in 1971, found again by laser in 2010, and why it still matters
Launched in 1970, Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic rover to explore the Moon, far exceeding its expected lifespan before contact was lost during the Cold War. Four decades later, scientists ...
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How the Soviet Union left the first tire tracks on the moon with Lunokhod 1
In 1970, Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic rover to drive across the Moon, sending back thousands of images and surviving far beyond its planned lifespan. Decades later, the Cold War relic stunned ...
Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...
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