Cold War (1953–1962) human on the moon. The first of the Lunar missions was Luna 1, which launched on January 2, 1959. Its successful mission established the first rocket engine restart within Earth orbit and the first man-made object to establish heliocentric orbit. Luna 2, which launched on September 14, 1959, established the first impact into another celestial body (the moon). Finally, Luna 3 launched on October 7, 1959 and took the first pictures of the dark side of the moon. After these three missions in 1953, the Soviets continued their exploration of the moon and its environment in 21 other Luna missions.
Luna (footballer) five starts, but cited family reasons for leaving the country. After one year in Mexico with C.F. Monterrey, where he again linked up with his "mentor" Benito Floro, Luna made a surprise return to Scotland with Hibernian. He had a successful first season with Hibs, scoring twice in a UEFA Cup first-round tie against AEK Athens FC (3–2 home win, but 3–4 aggregate exit). Luna had a less successful second year, however, and was allowed to come back to Spain in January 2003, returning to former side Almería where he produced three-and-a-half respectable seasons in the second level. In the