SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Luna 1, also known as Mechta (Russian: [mʲɪt͡ɕˈta], lit.: Dream), E-1 No. 4 and First Lunar Rover, was the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of Earth’s Moon, and the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. Intended as an impactor, Luna 1 was launched as part of the Soviet Luna programme in 1959.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who was the first person on the Moon? At 02:56 GMT on 21 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. He stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module and onto the Moon’s surface, in an area called the ‘Sea of Tranquility.

Detailed explanation-3: -Luna 1 (launched Jan. 2, 1959) was the first spacecraft to escape Earth’s gravity. It failed to impact the Moon as planned and became the first man-made object to go into orbit around the Sun.