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Events on Monday 14 September 1959 1
1959Luna 2 becomes first spacecraft to reach the MoonSoviet probe impacts the lunar surfaceThe Soviet Union's Luna 2 probe crash-landed on the Moon, becoming the first human-made object to reach another celestial body. It confirmed the Moon had no significant magnetic field and carried Soviet pennants to the surface. The achievement was a major milestone in the early Space Race.