The first soft landing on the moon
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 IST
On February 3, 1966, Luna 9 made its planned descent to the surface of the moon. By carrying this out successfully, Luna 9 achieved the first-ever soft landing on the moon. A.S.Ganesh takes you through the mission, explaining how the landing was carried out...
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