Surveyor 1 First U.S. Soft Landing on the Moon June 2, 1966
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
Date: June 2, 1966
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