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.
Mario de Luna Mario de Luna Mario Humberto De Luna Saucedo (born January 5, 1988) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for C.D. Guadalajara as a defender. A product of Chivas youth team, CD Tapatio, de Luna made his professional debut on November 9, 2008 against Puebla F.C. in the 2008 Apertura. At the 2009 Interliga de Luna replaced the injured Jonny Magallón performing brilliantly in the tournament, although he suffered an injury in the final. On September 6, 2009 he scored his first goal in the Primera División de México helping Chivas to a 2-2 draw against Puebla. On February 21,