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The first soft landing on the Moon was by the USSR’s Luna 9 in 1966. Humanity’s first gentle cosmic touchdown.

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Luna 9 achieved the first successful soft landing on February 3, 1966. It transmitted panoramic photos from the lunar surface.

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