Space Rocket History #75 - Luna 10, Surveyor 1, and Lunar Orbiter 1 - Scouting the Moon

In the 1960s, during the cold war, the US and Soviet Union turned their attention to the moon. The question was, who could place a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth first? Obtaining the necessary data on the moon to risk sending a person there was crucial. The US and Soviet Union chose unmanned spacecraft to scout for this information…

Luna 10

Surveyor 1 Mockup

Surveyor 1 Launch

S 1 Foot Pad on Moon

S 1 Shadow on Moon

Lunar Orbiter 1

First View of Earth from Moon