List of lunar probes - Wikipedia
This is a list of robotic space probes that have flown by, impacted, orbited or landed on the Moon for the purpose of lunar exploration, as well as probes launched toward the Moon that failed to reach their target.
List of missions to the Moon - Wikipedia
This is a list of 138 missions (including failed ones) to the Moon. It includes Flybys, Impact probes, orbiters, landers, rovers and crewed missions. Mission milestones by country. This is a list of major milestones achieved by country. Recorded is the first spacecraft from each respective country to accomplish each milestone, regardless of ...
Robotic Lunar Probes | Historic Spacecraft
Since the late 1950's, well over 50 space probes have been sent to explore Earth's moon. Many early missions failed to complete their objectives. The Soviet Union accomplished several important firsts, including the first probe to impact the Moon (Luna 2) and the first probe to land and return data from the surface (Luna 9).
Exploration of the Moon - Wikipedia
The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959. Prior to that the only available means of lunar exploration had been observations from Earth.
Moon exploration | History, Apollo, Artemis, Missions, & Facts
Moon exploration, the investigation and study of the Moon by robotic and crewed spacecraft. Following the launch in 1957 of the U.S.S.R.’s satellite Sputnik, the first spacecraft to orbit Earth, the next major goal of both the Soviet and the U.S. space programs was the Moon.
History of Lunar Exploration - NASA Science
2017年9月27日 · With the shocking launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957, the Moon changed from a distant silver disk in the sky to a real place, a probable destination for probes and people. The Soviets struck first, flying Luna 1 by the Moon in January 1959.
Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payloads (LSITP)
2024年7月30日 · In preparation for sending humans to Mars for the first time, NASA’s Artemis program will send astronauts back to the Moon by 2024. Twelve new science and technology payloads have been selected as part of this program that will help us study the lunar surface.
NASA Instrument on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander to Study Lunar …
2025年1月10日 · The Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) will probe the interior of the Moon to depths of up to 700 miles or two-thirds of the lunar radius. The measurements will shed light on the differentiation and thermal history of our Moon, a cornerstone to understanding the evolution of solid worlds. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
THEMIS-ARTEMIS - NASA Science
2007年2月17日 · NASA redirected the two probes to the Moon, where they became the ARTEMIS (Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun) mission.
Two NASA Probes Tackle New Mission: Studying the Moon
2013年7月9日 · WASHINGTON – A NASA led team of scientists and engineers has repositioned two small probes from Earth’s orbit where they studied space weather to begin orbiting the moon to study its interior and surface composition.