The Moon!! The Moon!!

[gemfyre]

A few questions.

What other missions landed on the moon?
Did the Russians ever get there?

Have we ever sent back unmanned craft to take samples and readings? Or did we just concentrate all the focus on Mars once the 70s had ended?

Comments

[aurickandrien.livejournal.com]

I've always thought that the design for the luna 9 lander has got to be one of the coolest. :)

Also of note is the Luna 16 which in September 1970 landed, cored a sample and blasted it back to Earth. Meaning that the Soviets were able to get samples even though they never set foot on the Moon's surface.

Have there been any actual landings since 1976? I mean besides simply impacting an orbiter on the surface. I believe there have been a few orbiters since the early 90s.

[angriest.livejournal.com]

No landings in years as far as I'm aware.