Man Mission to Moon From Sputnik to Chandrayaan, Timeline, History And Much More

On August 23, after the much awaited the culmination of Chandrayaan 3, India became the first country to safely land a craft in the moon's south pole region. India and the scientist of ISRO has said in its lattest update by findings to its rover that the presence of sulphur, iron, oxygen and other elements on the moon. Here is the complete history of man's mission to Moon from Sputnik to Chandrayan. 

The history of moon missions can be traced back to the early days of the Space Race, when the Soviet Union and the United States were competing to be the first to reach the Moon. 

The first successful moon mission was the Soviet Union's Luna 2, which crashed into the Moon on September 14, 1959. 

The first successful soft landing on the Moon was achieved by the Soviet Union's Luna 9 on February 3, 1966.

The United States' first successful moon mission was the Apollo 11 mission, which landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

 Since then, there have been a total of twelve successful crewed moon landings, all of which were carried out by the United States.

In addition to crewed missions, there have also been many robotic missions to the Moon. These missions have been used to study the Moon's surface, composition, and history. Some of the most notable robotic moon missions include:

Chandrayaan-1: India's first mission to the Moon, launched in 2008. It discovered water on the Moon.

Chang'e 3: China's first lunar lander, which landed on the Moon in 2013. It carried the Yutu rover, which explored the lunar surface for several months.

GRAIL: A joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center, launched in 2011. It mapped the Moon's gravity field in unprecedented detail.

LRO: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the Moon since 2009. It has taken millions of images of the Moon's surface and has made many important scientific discoveries.

The exploration of the Moon is an ongoing process, and many more missions are planned for the future. These missions will help us to learn more about the Moon's past, present, and future.

Major Moon Missions: Timeline 

• 1959: Luna 2 becomes the first spacecraft to impact the Moon.
• 1966: Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon.
• 1969: Apollo 11 lands Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.
• 1972: Apollo 17 is the last crewed mission to the Moon.
• 1990: Clementine becomes the first spacecraft to map the entire Moon in visible light.
• 1994: Galileo becomes the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
• 2008: Chandrayaan-1 becomes the first Indian spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
• 2011: LRO begins orbiting the Moon.
• 2013: Chang'e 3 becomes the first Chinese spacecraft to land on the Moon.
• 2019: Chang'e 4 becomes the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the Moon.

The history of moon missions is a long and fascinating one. It is a story of human ingenuity and perseverance, and it is a story that is still being written.