astronomical > 月球1号
  Moon on the 1st (Russian: Луних-1) is the Soviet Union, but also the successful launch of the first human interplanetary probes. It is a series of "Luna," named after the first member of the detector.
  Prior to the moon on the 1st launch of the Soviet space agency has sent envoys to the moon made three attempts. The first artificial satellite was successfully launched in less than a further difficult to do better this year after the space activities, this is because Khrushchev fight the propaganda war with the United States based on the purpose of encouraging this space race, a respect is also due to the total charge of the Soviet space program Korolev ability to develop their own rockets have full confidence.
  The 1st lunar launch rockets used are called moon rocket. This is actually a number of improved satellite rocket.
  January 2, 1959, the moon on the 1st successful launch of the Soviet Union's Baikonur launch site, then leave the Earth's orbit. This makes it the successful launch of the first human spacecraft to get rid of the Earth's gravitational field. January 4, 1959, the moon on the 1st 5995 kilometers away from passing the moon.
  No. 1, the ultimate fate of the Moon is the planet became the first man-made, it will always revolve around the sun, period of 450 days.
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