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jan 1, 1959 - First artificial satellite to reach within vicinity of the moon, Luna 1 launched by the USSR.

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Strangely enough, this was an accident. Intended to impact the moon, an error in controlling the burners caused it to miss the moon.

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~ 66 years ago

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