What is Luna 2?
'''Luna 2''' was the second [[spacecraft]] in [[USSR|Soviet Union's]] [[Luna programme]] to probe the [[Moon]]. Luna 2 was launched on 12 September 1959 and it crash landed on the [[Moon]] the next day. During its journey to Moon, Luna 2 confirmed the existence of [[solar wind]]. Luna 2 was the first human made object to land on a celestial body in space. {{science-stub}} [[Category:Soviet spacecraft]] [[Category:Moon]] [[Category:1959 in the Soviet Union]] [[Category:1950s in spaceflight]]