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Jan 2 • 16:01 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

The USSR Opened the Space Race Better than the USA. This is What the Mission Looked Like

On January 2, 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 was launched, marking humanity's first departure from Earth's orbit and the beginning of a new chapter in space exploration.

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