Every Moon Landings Ever
The Space Race was a period of intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve technological superiority in space exploration. The race began in the 1960s and culminated in the 1970s with the successful Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first humans on the moon.
After the Apollo missions, interest in lunar exploration waned. However, in recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the moon, with countries such as China and India making significant strides in lunar exploration.
Water is a key focus of current lunar exploration efforts, as it is considered essential for future space exploration. Water could be used for drinking, cooling equipment, and producing fuel and oxygen.
Manned moon landings are also on the horizon again, with NASA aiming to send astronauts back to the moon by 2025.
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Dataset
Mission | Spacecraft | Launch date | Operator | Mission type | Country | Outcome |
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Ranger 3 | Ranger 3 lander | 26-Jan-62 | NASA | Lander | United States | Spacecraft failure |
Ranger 4 | Ranger 4 lander | 23-Apr-62 | NASA | Lander | United States | Spacecraft failure |
Ranger 5 | Ranger 5 lander | 18-Oct-62 | NASA | Lander | United States | Spacecraft failure |
Luna E-6 No.2 | Luna E-6 No.2 | 4-Jan-63 | OKB-1 | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna E-6 No.3 | Luna E-6 No.3 | 3-Feb-63 | OKB-1 | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna 4 | Luna 4 | 2-Apr-63 | OKB-1 | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna E-6 No.6 | Luna E-6 No.6 | 21-Mar-64 | OKB-1 | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna E-6 No.5 | Luna E-6 No.5 | 20-Apr-64 | OKB-1 | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Kosmos 60 | Kosmos 60 | 12-Mar-65 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna E-6 No.8 | Luna E-6 No.8 | 10-Apr-65 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 5 | Luna 5 | 9-May-65 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 6 | Luna 6 | 8-Jun-65 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 7 | Luna 7 | 4-Oct-65 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 8 | Luna 8 | 3-Dec-65 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 9 | Luna 9 | 31-Jan-66 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Surveyor 1 | Surveyor 1 | 30-May-66 | NASA | Lander | United States | Successful |
Surveyor 2 | Surveyor 2 | 20-Sep-66 | NASA | Lander | United States | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 13 | Luna 13 | 21-Dec-66 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Surveyor 3 | Surveyor 3 | 17-Apr-67 | NASA | Lander | United States | Successful |
Surveyor 4 | Surveyor 4 | 14-Jul-67 | NASA | Lander | United States | Spacecraft failure |
Surveyor 5 | Surveyor 5 | 8-Sep-67 | NASA | Lander | United States | Successful |
Surveyor 6 | Surveyor 6 | 7-Nov-67 | NASA | Lander | United States | Successful |
Surveyor 7 | Surveyor 7 | 7-Jan-68 | NASA | Lander | United States | Successful |
Luna E-8 No.201 | Luna E-8 No.201 | 19-Feb-69 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna E-8-5 No.402 | Luna E-8-5 No.402 | 14-Jun-69 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna 15 | Luna 15 | 13-Jul-69 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Apollo 11 | Apollo 11 Lunar Module | 16-Jul-69 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Successful |
Kosmos 300 | Kosmos 300 | 23-Sep-69 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Kosmos 305 | Kosmos 305 | 22-Oct-69 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Apollo 12 | Apollo 12 Lunar Module | 14-Nov-69 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Successful |
Luna E-8-5 No.405 | Luna E-8-5 No.405 | 6-Feb-70 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Apollo 13 | Apollo 13 Lunar Module | 11-Apr-70 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Partial failure |
Luna 16 | Luna 16 | 12-Sep-70 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Luna 17 | Luna 17 | 10-Nov-70 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Apollo 14 | Apollo 14 Lunar Module | 31-Jan-71 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Successful |
Apollo 15 | Apollo 15 Lunar Module | 26-Jul-71 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Successful |
Luna 18 | Luna 18 | 2-Sep-71 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Spacecraft failure |
Luna 20 | Luna 20 | 14-Feb-72 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Apollo 16 | Apollo 16 Lunar Module | 16-Apr-72 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Successful |
Apollo 17 | Apollo 17 Lunar Module | 7-Dec-72 | NASA | Lander/Launch Vehicle | United States | Successful |
Luna 21 | Luna 21 | 8-Jan-73 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Luna 23 | Luna 23 | 16-Oct-75 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Partial failure |
Luna E-8-5M No.412 | Luna E-8-5M No.412 | 16-Oct-75 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Launch failure |
Luna 24 | Luna 24 | 9-Aug-76 | Lavochkin | Lander | Soviet Union | Successful |
Chang'e 3 | Chang'e 3 | 1-Dec-13 | CNSA | Lander | China | Operational |
Chang'e 4 | Chang'e 4 | 7-Dec-18 | CNSA | Lander | China | Operational |
Beresheet | Beresheet | 22-Feb-19 | SpaceIL | Lander | Israel | Spacecraft failure |
Chandrayaan-2 | Vikram | 22-Jul-19 | ISRO | Lander | India | Spacecraft Failure |
Chang'e 5 | Chang'e 5 Lander | 23-Nov-20 | CNSA | Lander | China | Successful |
Hakuto-R Mission 1 | Hakuto-R | 11-Dec-22 | ispace | Lander | Japan | Spacecraft failure |
Chandrayaan-3 | Vikram lander | 14-Jul-23 | ISRO | Lander | India | Operational |
Luna 25 | Luna 25 | 10-Aug-23 | Roscosmos | Lander | Russia | Spacecraft failure |