Soviet Lunar 9 Lands on Moon

The Soviet Union successfully landed an observation craft on the moon after four failures, marking a crucial step before a manned mission. The US plans to land a surveyor package within four months, aiming for a manned landing by 1969 or 1970. The Western world learned of the Soviet success through the Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, which captured images from Lunar 9. The Soviet Union delayed releasing these images to its people, maintaining secrecy in its space research. The images revealed a rough, sponge-like lunar surface, suitable for manned landings.

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