Our Moon

49 years ago, almost five years after the landmark Gagarin's flight, we have once again demonstrated the power of our space program - automatic station "Luna-9" for the first time in the world made a soft landing on our natural satellite. In your face, USA!



The station consisted of two components: a transport module that provides the flight to the moon and land on the surface, and a spherical probe, which was responsible for the collection and transmission of scientific information.

It was not the first time we attempt something soft to land on the moon. As you know, all the previous devices have failed and crashed for a variety of reasons. Therefore, the construction of "Luna-9" absorbed the experience of all its predecessors.

Braking is more than 1, 5-ton station began at an altitude of 75 km above the surface of the moon. By the time they reach the surface speed dropped from 2600 to a few meters per second, and before the touch was jettisoned same spherical probe. On the surface, he turned into a sort of high-tech lotus flower, the petals of which lined the first probe, and then began to play the role of antennas.

In addition to the fact of a soft landing, "Luna-9" also gave the world's first circular panorama photo of the lunar surface and spent the measurement of the magnetic field.



Unfortunately, few people remember about this event in the history of space exploration. And time passed a long, almost half a century. Yet it was an important achievement, moreover, it is wholly owned by our country, our science. Therefore, congratulations on the anniversary of the landing of the "Luna-9", and let the memory of past achievements and exploits feeds the enthusiasm of new generations of scientists and astronauts!

Source: geektimes.ru/company/mailru/blog/245232/