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.
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