Program archive

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.

Missions: 38
People: 0
Vehicles: 38

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Moon timeline

38 flights. One complete program record.

Follow every archived flight from the earliest development test through the program’s latest flown mission, with its defining milestones and mission hardware connected along the way.

Every Moon program record

All 38 flown and non-flight archive records arranged chronologically.

Launch corridor

38 flights and tests compressed into 2 expandable arcs.

Arc 01Ignition1959–1967 · 22 records
Arc 02Final approach1968–2025 · 16 records

Flight arc 01IgnitionLuna 3 → Surveyor 61959–1967 · 22 records1959–1967
22 records

Flight arc 02Final approachSurveyor 7 → Blue Ghost Mission 11968–2025 · 16 records1968–2025
16 records