Exploration of the Moon and indeed of human history in general. The first man-made object to reach the Moon was the unmanned Soviet probe Luna 2, which made a hard landing on September 14, 1959, at 21:02:24 Z. The far side of the Moon was first photographed on October 7, 1959, by the Soviet probe Luna 3. Though vague by today's standards, the photos showed that the far side of the Moon almost completely lacked maria. In an effort to compete with these Soviet successes, U.S. President John F. Kennedy proposed the national goal of landing a human on the Moon. Speaking to a
First Man into Space First Man into Space First Man into Space (working title: Satellite of Blood) is an independently made 1959 British black-and-white science fiction horror film from Amalgamated Films, directed by Robert Day and produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter and Richard Gordon. The film was based on a story by Wyott Ordung. "First Man into Space" starred Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards and Robert Ayres, and was distributed by MGM. The plot was developed from a script that had been pitched to and rejected by AIP. U. S. Navy Commander Charles "Chuck" Prescott (Marshall Thompson) is not sure if