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How many lunar landings have there been?
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#25660. Asked by Chip Douglas. (Dec 28 02 11:04 PM)
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sequoianoir
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If you are talking 'manned' lunar landings then there have been SIX ! Apollo 11 (1969 Neil Armstrong etc...) to Apollo 17 (the last) Apollo 13 (as per the Tom Hanks film) went to the moon but went right around it and came straight home after an accident.
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Kainantu
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Space Missions to the Moon: Space Probes: The moon has been visited by many probes from Russia and the U.S.A.The Russian probes were called 'Luna',there have been nine in total,the first landed on the 12th of September 1959.The U.S.A had two,probes they were called 'Ranger' and 'Surveyor'.There were three Ranger probes,they took close up photos of the Moon showing detail of less than one meter.Surveyor probes made soft landings and carried out detailed studies of the areas where they landed,there where five probes. Manned Missions to the Moon: Then there was the Apollo missions to the Moon the first Apollo to land on the Moon,was Apollo eleven,it landed 20th July 1969.The missions were used for direct and close up studies of the Moon.The first man on the Moon was Neil Armstrong, the second was Buzz Aldwin.There were 6 missions to land on the Moon. http://www.acseal.freeserve.co.uk/luna.htm
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