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Galileo observes the moon for the first time with his very own telescope.
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The Soviet Union launches the first spacecraft to fly by the moon!
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Soviet Union Spacecraft crash lands and become the first manmade object to come in contact with the moon.
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Soviet Union takes first photos of the far side of the moon.
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Soviet spacecraft makes first soft landing on the moon.
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Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to make direct contact with the moon when he steps off of Apollo 11. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".