Historical Events tagged with "ocean of storms"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Space Exploration
Luna 9 Becomes First to Land on Moon
January 31st, 1966 59 years ago
The Soviet Union's Luna 9 spacecraft achieved a historic milestone as the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon. Launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Luna 9 transmitted images and data back to Earth from its location in the Ocean of Storms. This remarkable event marked a significant advancement in space exploration efforts and demonstrated the capabilities of Soviet technology during the Space Race.
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