Luna 16 E-8-5 lunar sample-return spacecraft family
Luna 16 was the Soviet Union’s 1970 lunar sample-return spacecraft and the first robotic mission to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 16Lunik 16E-8-5 No. 406Automatic Station Luna 16
- Family Name
- Luna 16
- Full Name
- Luna 16 E-8-5 lunar sample-return spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 16 was the Soviet Union’s 1970 lunar sample-return spacecraft and the first robotic mission to land on the Moon and return a sample to Earth.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Last Flight Year
- 1,970
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/luna-16/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:58:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:58:05 UTC