The Soviet Lunokhod 1 became the first robotic lunar rover to land on the Moon’s surface.
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The Apollo 11 astronauts were released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
The crew of NASA's Apollo 8 became the first humans to enter the Moon's orbit.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 allowed the world to look at the far side of the moon for the first time.
