<Table> <Tr> <Th> Mission </Th> <Th> Mass ( kg ) </Th> <Th> Booster </Th> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Th> Goal </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Landing zone </Th> <Th> Lat / Lon </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 1 </Td> <Td> 292 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 30 May 1966 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 11,000 pictures returned , first U.S. Moon landing </Td> <Td> Oceanus Procellarum </Td> <Td> 002.45 S 043.22 W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 2 </Td> <Td> 292 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 20 September 1966 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- midcourse engine malfunction , placing vehicle in unrecoverable tumble ; crashed southeast of Copernicus Crater </Td> <Td> Sinus Medii </Td> <Td> 004.00 S 011.00 W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 3 </Td> <Td> 302 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 20 April 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 6,000 pictures returned ; trench dug to 17.5 cm depth after 18 hr of robot arm use </Td> <Td> Oceanus Procellarum </Td> <Td> 002.94 S 336.66 E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 4 </Td> <Td> 282 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 14 July 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- radio contact lost 2.5 minutes before touchdown ; perfect automated Moon landing possible but outcome unknown </Td> <Td> Sinus Medii </Td> <Td> unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 5 </Td> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 8 September 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 19,000 photos returned , first use of alpha scatter soil composition monitor </Td> <Td> Mare Tranquillitatis </Td> <Td> 001.41 N 023.18 E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 6 </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 7 November 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 30,000 photos returned , robot arm & alpha scatter science , engine restart , second landing 2.5 m away from first </Td> <Td> Sinus Medii </Td> <Td> 000.46 N 358.63 E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 7 </Td> <Td> 306 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 7 January 1968 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 21,000 photos returned ; robot arm & alpha scatter science ; laser beams from Earth detected </Td> <Td> Tycho Crater </Td> <Td> 041.01 S 348.59 E </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Mission </Th> <Th> Mass ( kg ) </Th> <Th> Booster </Th> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Th> Goal </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Landing zone </Th> <Th> Lat / Lon </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 1 </Td> <Td> 292 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 30 May 1966 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 11,000 pictures returned , first U.S. Moon landing </Td> <Td> Oceanus Procellarum </Td> <Td> 002.45 S 043.22 W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 2 </Td> <Td> 292 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 20 September 1966 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- midcourse engine malfunction , placing vehicle in unrecoverable tumble ; crashed southeast of Copernicus Crater </Td> <Td> Sinus Medii </Td> <Td> 004.00 S 011.00 W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 3 </Td> <Td> 302 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 20 April 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 6,000 pictures returned ; trench dug to 17.5 cm depth after 18 hr of robot arm use </Td> <Td> Oceanus Procellarum </Td> <Td> 002.94 S 336.66 E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 4 </Td> <Td> 282 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 14 July 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- radio contact lost 2.5 minutes before touchdown ; perfect automated Moon landing possible but outcome unknown </Td> <Td> Sinus Medii </Td> <Td> unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 5 </Td> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 8 September 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 19,000 photos returned , first use of alpha scatter soil composition monitor </Td> <Td> Mare Tranquillitatis </Td> <Td> 001.41 N 023.18 E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 6 </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 7 November 1967 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 30,000 photos returned , robot arm & alpha scatter science , engine restart , second landing 2.5 m away from first </Td> <Td> Sinus Medii </Td> <Td> 000.46 N 358.63 E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Surveyor 7 </Td> <Td> 306 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Centaur </Td> <Td> 7 January 1968 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Success -- 21,000 photos returned ; robot arm & alpha scatter science ; laser beams from Earth detected </Td> <Td> Tycho Crater </Td> <Td> 041.01 S 348.59 E </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the usa first land on the moon
when did the usa first land on the moon
30 May 1966
30 May 1966