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These two countries were the only ones launching missions and the first lunar flyby was achieved |
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Mission |
Launch |
End |
Details |
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1957 |
1957 |
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Russia first mission |
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Sputnik 2 |
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1957 |
1957 |
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Orbiter |
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Vanguard TV3 |
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1957 |
Failed |
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Explorer 1 |
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1958 |
1958 |
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First mission of the USA with cosmic ray detector. Discovered Van Allen belts |
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Vanguard 1 |
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1958 |
1958 |
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Orbiter |
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Pioneer 0 |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Luna 1958A |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Pioneer 1 |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Luna 1958B |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Pioneer 2 |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Luna 1958C |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Explorer 2 |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Explorer 3 |
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1958 |
1958 |
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Second USA mission similar to Explorer 1 |
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Explorer 4 |
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1958 |
1958 |
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Third USA mission similar to Explorer 1 |
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Explorer 5 |
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1958 |
Failed |
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Pioneer 3 |
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1958 |
1958 |
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Mission to the moon which basically failed as it crashed back to Earth a day later, however it did discover a new radiation belt |
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1959 |
1959 |
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Lunar mission |
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Pioneer 4 |
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1959 |
1959 |
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Mission passed the moon and entered solar orbit where it still remains |
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Luna 1959A |
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1959 |
Failed |
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Luna 2 |
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1959 |
1959 |
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Impacted Moon |
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Luna 3 |
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1959 |
1959 |
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Lunar Flyby |
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Pioneer P-3 |
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1959 |
Failed |
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The 1950’s saw the launch of the first object into space,