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First Spacecraft to Impact Another Celestial Body

NASA's deep-space chronology records Luna 2 achieving the milestone "First Spacecraft to Impact Another Celestial Body" on 1959-09-14.

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NASA's deep-space chronology records Luna 2 achieving the milestone "First Spacecraft to Impact Another Celestial Body" on 1959-09-14.

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1959-09-14

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  1. 1959-09-141959 yearLuna 2MoonCurrent Record

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