what year was the first success?
1970
col : launch date | operator | name | sample origin | samples returned | recovery date | mission result row 1 : june 14, 1969 |  | luna e-8-5 no.402 | the moon | none | - | failure\nlaunch failure row 2 : july 13, 1969 |  | luna 15 | the moon | none | - | failure\ncrash-landed on the moon row 3 : 23 september 1969 |  | cosmos 300 | the moon | none | - | failure\nfailed to leave earth orbit row 4 : 22 october 1969 |  | cosmos 305 | the moon | none | - | failure\nfailed to leave earth orbit row 5 : 6 february 1970 |  | luna e-8-5 no.405 | the moon | none | - | failure\nlaunch failure row 6 : september 12, 1970 |  | luna 16 | the moon | 101 grams (3.6 oz)\nof lunar rock | september 24, 1970 | success row 7 : september 2, 1971 |  | luna 18 | the moon | none | - | failure\ncrash-landed on the moon row 8 : february 14, 1972 |  | luna 20 | the moon | 55 grams (1.9 oz)\nof lunar rock | february 25, 1972 | success row 9 : november 2, 1974 |  | luna 23 | the moon | none | - | failure\ndrilling device damaged on moon landing\nmis row 10 : october 16, 1975 |  | luna e-8-5m no.412 | the moon | none | - | failure\nlaunch failure row 11 : august 9, 1976 |  | luna 24 | the moon | 170 grams (6.0 oz)\nof lunar rock | august 22, 1976 | success row 12 : 1979 (planned)\n(canceled 1977) |  | mars 79 ("mars 5m") | mars | - | - | canceled in 1977\nplanned to return 500 grams row 13 : february 7, 1999 |  | stardust | 81p/wild\n(comet com | over 1 million\ncomet particles | january 15, 2006 | success row 14 : august 8, 2001 |  | genesis | solar wind | solar wind particles | september 8, 2004 | partial success\nreturn capsule damaged after failed parachute deployment row 15 : may 9, 2003 |  | hayabusa | 25143 itokawa\n(asteroid surface) | 1,500 grains\nof asteroid particles | june 13, 2010 | partial success\nplanned to return several hundred milli row 16 : november 8, 2011 |  | fobos-grunt | phobos\n(mars satellite soil) | none | - | failure\nfailed to leave earth orbit\ncrashed row 17 : july 2014\n(planned, earliest) |  | hayabusa 2 | planned for\n(162173) 1999 ju | - | 2020 (planned) |  row 18 : 2016\n(planned) |  | osiris-rex | planned for\n101955 bennu\n | - | 2023 (planned) | planned to return between 60 g to 2 kg (2.1 row 19 : 2017\n(planned) |  | chang'e 5 | the moon | - | 2017 (planned) | planned to return at least 2 kilograms (4.4 l row 20 : 2020-2022\n(proposed) |  | marcopolo-r | near-earth object\n(asteroid surface) | - | to be determined | to return samples from a yet to be determined near-earth object row 21 : 2020/2021\n(planned) |  | luna-grunt | the moon | - | 2021 (planned) | planned to return up to 1 kilogram (2.2 lb row 22 : mid-2020s\n(proposed) |  | meji\nmsr | mars | - | to be determined | to be determined row 23 : mid-2020s\n(proposed) |  | mars-grunt | mars | - | to be determined | intended to return about 200 grams (7.1 oz) row 24 : by 2030 |  | chinese mars sample return mission | mars | - | to be determined | to be determined row 25 : to be determined | (private) | openluna | the moon | - | to be determined | intended to return about 200 kilograms (440 lb)
what year was the first success?
Launch date Operator Name Sample origin Samples returned Recovery date Mission result
June 14, 1969 Luna E-8-5 No.402 The Moon None - Failure\nLaunch failure
July 13, 1969 Luna 15 The Moon None - Failure\nCrash-landed on the Moon
23 September 1969 Cosmos 300 The Moon None - Failure\nFailed to leave Earth orbit
22 October 1969 Cosmos 305 The Moon None - Failure\nFailed to leave Earth orbit
6 February 1970 Luna E-8-5 No.405 The Moon None - Failure\nLaunch failure
September 12, 1970 Luna 16 The Moon 101 grams (3.6 oz)\nof lunar rock September 24, 1970 Success
September 2, 1971 Luna 18 The Moon None - Failure\nCrash-landed on the Moon
February 14, 1972 Luna 20 The Moon 55 grams (1.9 oz)\nof lunar rock February 25, 1972 Success
November 2, 1974 Luna 23 The Moon None - Failure\nDrilling device damaged on Moon landing\nMission abandoned
October 16, 1975 Luna E-8-5M No.412 The Moon None - Failure\nLaunch failure
August 9, 1976 Luna 24 The Moon 170 grams (6.0 oz)\nof lunar rock August 22, 1976 Success
1979 (planned)\n(canceled 1977) Mars 79 ("Mars 5M") Mars - - Canceled in 1977\nPlanned to return 500 grams (18 oz)
February 7, 1999 Stardust 81P/Wild\n(Comet coma) Over 1 million\ncomet particles January 15, 2006 Success
August 8, 2001 Genesis Solar wind Solar wind particles September 8, 2004 Partial success\nReturn capsule damaged after failed parachute deployment\nSome usable samples recovered
May 9, 2003 Hayabusa 25143 Itokawa\n(Asteroid surface) 1,500 grains\nof asteroid particles June 13, 2010 Partial success\nPlanned to return several hundred milligrams
November 8, 2011 Fobos-Grunt Phobos\n(Mars satellite soil) None - Failure\nFailed to leave Earth orbit\nCrashed into the southern Pacific Ocean\nReturned none of the 200 grams (7.1 oz) planned
July 2014\n(planned, earliest) Hayabusa 2 Planned for\n(162173) 1999 JU3\n(Asteroid surface) - 2020 (planned)
2016\n(planned) OSIRIS-REx Planned for\n101955 Bennu\n(Asteroid regolith) - 2023 (planned) Planned to return between 60 g to 2 kg (2.1 oz to 4.4 lb)
2017\n(planned) Chang'e 5 The Moon - 2017 (planned) Planned to return at least 2 kilograms (4.4 lb)
2020-2022\n(proposed) MarcoPolo-R Near-Earth object\n(Asteroid surface) - To be determined To return samples from a yet to be determined near-Earth object
2020/2021\n(planned) Luna-Grunt The Moon - 2021 (planned) Planned to return up to 1 kilogram (2.2 lb)
Mid-2020s\n(proposed) MEJI\nMSR Mars - To be determined To be determined
Mid-2020s\n(proposed) Mars-Grunt Mars - To be determined Intended to return about 200 grams (7.1 oz)
By 2030 Chinese Mars sample return mission Mars - To be determined To be determined
To be determined (private) OpenLuna The Moon - To be determined Intended to return about 200 kilograms (440 lb)
1970