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The Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to flyby the moon, launched be the Soviet Union. Discovered that the Moon has no magnetic field.
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The Luna 2 launched by the Soviet Union crash lands on the moon. First object from earth to make contact with the moon.
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Luna 9 was the first space craft to make a soft landing on the moon. Launched by the Soviet Union.
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The first human to ever make contact with the moon was Neil Armstrong. Landed in NASA's Apollo11
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Luna 16 launched by the USSR. First unmanned craft to land on the moon and gather samples.
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Apollo 15 launched by NASA, lands on the moon carring the first ever lunar rover.
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NASA launches Apollo 17, the last Apollo astronauts to touch down on the moon.
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Smart 1 is put into lunar orbit to gather info about the moon, and test new space technology