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Moon
Moon is explored here through 38 archived missions, from Luna 3 through Blue Ghost Mission 1, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Every archived Moon mission, in launch order.
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ClementineCompleted; lunar objectives achieved and asteroid flyby canceled after a malfunctionRoboticEarth's Moon and planned asteroid 1620 GeographosFlight-test lightweight spacecraft technologies while mapping the Moon across multiple wavelengths and attempting a follow-on encounter with asteroid 1620 Geographos.
IM-1 OdysseusCompleted first United States lunar landing since Apollo 17RoboticMalapert A region near the lunar south poleDeliver NASA science and navigation demonstrations near the lunar south pole, prove the Nova-C lander and commercial delivery model, and return surface and descent data for future robotic and crewed landings.
Ranger 3UnsuccessfulLunar impactor and instrument capsuleMoonRanger 3 was a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Block II mission designed to reach the Moon, return approach observations, and deliver a small instrument capsule toward the surface.
Ranger 4Partial successLunar impactor and instrument capsuleMoonRanger 4 was a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Block II mission designed to reach the Moon, return approach observations, and deliver a small instrument capsule toward the surface.
Surveyor 2UnsuccessfulRobotic lunar soft-lander missionNear Sinus Medii, MoonSurveyor 2 was a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory robotic lander launched on September 20, 1966 to test a controlled descent and investigate Near Sinus Medii.
Chang'e 4 / Yutu-2ActiveRobotic lunar lander and roverMoonChang'e 4 / Yutu-2 is a robotic lunar lander and rover operated by CNSA.
Lunar Reconnaissance OrbiterActive; longest-lived lunar orbiterRoboticEarth's MoonMap lunar terrain, illumination, temperatures, composition, radiation, and resources at resolutions needed for planetary science and safe robotic and human exploration.
Ranger 5UnsuccessfulLunar impactor and instrument capsuleMoonRanger 5 was a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Block II mission designed to reach the Moon, return approach observations, and deliver a small instrument capsule toward the surface.
Blue Ghost Mission 1Completed fourteen-day lunar surface missionRoboticMons Latreille region within Mare CrisiumDeliver and operate ten NASA payloads for a complete lunar daylight period, demonstrate precision landing and commercial surface operations, and collect environmental and technology data supporting Artemis exploration.
Chang'e 3 / YutuRobotic lunar lander and roverMoonChang'e 3 / Yutu is a robotic lunar lander and rover operated by CNSA.
LADEECompleted after a successful science and communications-technology missionRoboticLow lunar orbitCharacterize the Moon's tenuous exosphere and nearby dust environment before future surface activity alters them, while demonstrating high-rate optical communications from lunar distance.
Luna 10Robotic lunar orbiterMoonLuna 10 is a robotic lunar orbiter operated by Soviet space program.