Saturday, June 8, 2024

Luna 6 launched 1965

Luna 6, launched June 8, 1965, was a Soviet spacecraft, intended to land on the moon.  The next day, Luna 6's main engine ignited for a planned mid-course correction.  However, it failed to cut off and continued to fire, until its fuel had been depleted.  Luna 6 passed by the moon on June 11 at a distance of almost 100K miles.

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