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The moon landings...
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The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission, on 13 September 1959.
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The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
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There have been six manned U.S. landings (between 1969 and 1972) and numerous unmanned landings, with no soft landings happening from 22 August 1976 until 14 December 2013.
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To date, the United States is the only country to have successfully conducted manned missions to the Moon, with the last departing the lunar surface in December 1972.
- Luna programme (USSR)
- Chang'e 3 (China)
- Surrveyor program (USA)
-Apollo program (USA)
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