Missions to the Moon

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There have been dozens of missions to the Moon. Most people remember the manned mission in the late 1960′s and 1970′s for obvious reasons, but those landings would not have been possible if it were not for the unmanned missions before them. Missions to the Moon started in 1959 and have taken place as recently as 2009(China and the U.S.). NASA has current plans to place an outpost on the Moon that is similar to the International space Station as does the Russian Space Agency.

We have assembled a group of links to articles about missions to the Moon. Here at Universe Today we know that it can be hard to just dive into a group of links without having some idea of what facts you will find in them, so here are several interesting facts about missions to the Moon.

During the Apollo 11 mission the Russians did not want to allow the U.S. to have the fame of landing on the Moon first. They launched an unmanned probe in hopes of landing first, but failed. This did mark some unexpected cooperation, though. The Russians and Americans shared info so that their spacecrafts would not impact each other.

The Soviets were the first to have a spacecraft reach the lunar surface.

No one person has walked on the surface of the Moon on separate missions.

Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon. Buzz Aldrin was second. Do you know who was last?

Do you know how many women have walked on the Moon?

Water ice has been found under the surface of the Moon. Do you know which country launched the probe that was able to verify its presence?

These facts and many more can be found in the links below. We hope that you are able to find all of the information that you need for your report or just to satisfy your curiosity and, as always, enjoy your research.

• First Man on the Moon
• Flag on the Moon
• Back to the Moon
• First Lunar Landings
• How Many Men Have Walked on the Moon?
• First Moon Landing
• Moon Landing Hoax
• NASA Apollo
• First Men on the Moon
• Apollo Project
• 1st Man on the Moon
• Moon Walk
• Who was the First Man to Walk on the Moon?
• Who was the First Man on the Moon?
• How Many People Have Walked on the Moon?
• Conspiracy Theory: Did We Really Land on the Moon?
• Did We Really Land on the Moon?
• Did We Land on the Moon?
• Landing on the Moon
• The First Moon Landing
• Moon Base
• First Landing on the Moon
• First Man to Walk on the Moon
• Apollo Launch
• Apollo Mission
• Apollo Moon
• Apollo Moon Landing Hoax
• Apollo Space Program
• Pictures of Moon Landing
• Apollo Spacecraft
• Apollo Photos
• Lunar Lander
• Lunar Landings
• Lunar Module
• Lunar Rover
• Moon Conspiracy
• Moon Hoax
• Moon Landing Conspiracy
• First Moonwalk
• Apollo Lunar Module
• India Moon Mission
• Luna Program
• Lunar Orbiter 3
• Lunar Prospector
• Ranger Program
• List of Apollo Missions