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.
Earth to Luna! Earth to Luna! Earth to Luna! (in ) is a Brazilian children's animated TV show created and directed by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo and produced by TV PinGuim, which premiered on the American channel Sprout, on August 16, 2014. In Brazil, it debuted on October 13, 2014, on Discovery Kids. The first season consisted of 52 episodes, each 15 minutes long. The target audience is children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old. The series shows the adventures of Luna (voiced by Angelina Carballo and singing voice by Hannah Strawn), a young girl in love with science,