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Events on Thursday 3 February 1966 1
1966Luna 9 makes first soft landing on the MoonSoviet probe transmits the first images from the lunar surfaceThe Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft achieved the first controlled soft landing on the Moon on 3 February 1966. It transmitted the first photographs taken from the lunar surface, a major milestone in the space race.