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
Ip Man 2 by "Kung Fu Hustle". On its opening weekend "Ip Man 2" came in second place behind "Iron Man 2", grossing SG$1.74 million (US$1,264,919). The film's opening weekend gross surpassed "Ip Man" 2008 weekend gross of SG$827,000 (US$463,946). In total, "Ip Man 2" has grossed an estimated US$14,856,127 worldwide during its theatrical run. Analysts believed that "Ip Man 2" box office success was related to the favorable reputation and popularity of its first installment. Huang Qunfei, a general manager of the Chinese theater chain New Film Association Company, made notice of Chinese viewers preferring films made domestically over ones made in