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Luna 1

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Audience/Grade: High School Freshman - Continuing Education
Discipline(s): Aerospace Engineering
Surveying and Geomatics Engineering
Special Topic(s): History of Technology
Learning Resource Type: Teaching - Case Study
Media Type:

 Document
Author(s): NASA Ames Research Center
Description: "Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to reach the Moon, and the first of a series of Soviet automatic interplanetary stations suc- cessfully launched in the direction of the Moon. The spacecraft was sphere-shaped. Five antennae extended from one hemi- sphere. Instrument ports also protruded from the surface of the sphere. There were no propulsion systems on the Luna 1 spacecraft itself. Because of its high velocity and its announced package of various metallic emblems with the Soviet coat of arms, it was concluded that Luna 1 was intended to impact the Moon. "
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Usage Tip
Use of Resource: A brief history on the spacecraft.
Difficulty: Medium
Interactivity Level: Very Low

   
Version Info
Publication Date: December 2007
Platform/Format: WWW
Cost: Free
Download URL: http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/history/timeline/info/luna101.htm
Metadata: IEEE LOM Record
Collection: NEEDS NEEDS