Luna 24 Ye-8-5M lunar sample-return spacecraft family
Luna 24 was the Soviet Union’s 1976 lunar sample-return spacecraft and the final successful Soviet mission to return material from the Moon to Earth.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Luna 24Lunik 24Ye-8-5M No. 413Automatic Station Luna 24
- Family Name
- Luna 24
- Full Name
- Luna 24 Ye-8-5M lunar sample-return spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Luna 24 was the Soviet Union’s 1976 lunar sample-return spacecraft and the final successful Soviet mission to return material from the Moon to Earth.
- First Flight Year
- 1,976
- Last Flight Year
- 1,976
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:01:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:01:46 UTC