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First RADAR Contact With Moon
January 10, 1946 The first RADAR contact with the Moon is made. First RADAR Contact With Moon is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Moon Photo
January 2, 1839 Louis Daguerre takes the first known photo of the Moon. Unfortunately, his lab burns down on March 8th so the photo does not survive. First Moon Photo is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Moon Photo
January 2, 1839 Louis Daguerre takes the first known photo of the Moon. Unfortunately, his lab burns down on March 8th so the photo does not survive. First Moon Photo is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Men to Orbit the Moon
The view of Earth rising over the lunar surface from Apollo 8 December 23, 1968 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William Anders become the first men to orbit the Moon. Flying in Apollo 8, the men perform 10 total lunar orbits and test many of the procedures that will be used in future lunar…
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First Men to Orbit the Moon
The view of Earth rising over the lunar surface from Apollo 8 December 23, 1968 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William Anders become the first men to orbit the Moon. Flying in Apollo 8, the men perform 10 total lunar orbits and test many of the procedures that will be used in future lunar…
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First Man-Made Object on Moon
September 14, 1959 The Soviet space probe Luna 2 crashes onto the surface of the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon, as well as the first man-made object to reach any celestial body. First Man-Made Object on Moon is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech…
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First Man to Drive on the Moon
July 31, 1971 Using the battery-powered Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), Astronaut David Scott of the Apollo 15 mission becomes the first person to drive a vehicle on the Moon. The LRV was used during the last three missions to the Moon, Apollo 15, 16, and 17. The three LRVs used during the missions still remain on the surface of…
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Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon
July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on the way to becoming the first space mission to land men on the Moon. Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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US Soft Lands on Moon
June 2, 1966 NASA’s lunar lander Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum (“Ocean of Storms”) on the Moon, becoming the first US spacecraft to soft-land on an extraterrestrial body. The previous Ranger program sent craft that had hard-landings (i.e. crash landings). However, the Soviet spacecraft, Luna 9, claims the honor of being the first to…
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First Men to Orbit the Moon
The view of Earth rising over the lunar surface from Apollo 8 December 23, 1968 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William Anders become the first men to orbit the Moon. Flying in Apollo 8, the men perform 10 total lunar orbits and test many of the procedures that will be used in future lunar…