Luna 24, launched August 9, 1976, is the last lunar mission that returned to Earth. It was the last lunar launch of the Soviet Lunar program. After take-off, Luna 24 reached the moon 3 days later, and after changes to its orbit, it touched down August 18. It took a sample of the lunar soil and took off from the moon August 19.
Luna 24 entered Earth's atmosphere and landed August 22. It was the last soft-landing on the moon for 37 years until the Chinese probe Chang'e 3 in December 2013.
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