First Lunar Lander By Soviet Union And Chandryan 3 By India Comparison

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the Soviet Union's Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to reach the Moon in 1959, although it was an impactor and not a lander. The first successful soft landing on the Moon was achieved by the Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 in 1966.
Luna 2, also known as Lunik 2, was the first human-made object to reach the Moon. It was launched on September 12, 1959, and it successfully impacted the Moon on September 14, 1959. The spacecraft's main goal was to crash-land on the Moon's surface and gather data during its descent.

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