<Table> <Tr> <Th> Mission </Th> <Th> Mass ( kg ) </Th> <Th> Launch vehicle </Th> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Th> Goal </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 0 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Thor - Able </Td> <Td> 17 August 1958 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- first stage explosion ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 1 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Thor - Able </Td> <Td> 11 October 1958 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- software error ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 2 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Thor - Able </Td> <Td> 8 November 1958 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- third stage misfire ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 3 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Juno </Td> <Td> 6 December 1958 </Td> <Td> Flyby </Td> <Td> Failure -- first stage misfire , reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 4 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Juno </Td> <Td> 3 March 1959 </Td> <Td> Flyby </Td> <Td> Partial success -- first US craft to reach escape velocity , lunar flyby too far to shoot photos due to targeting error ; solar orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 1 </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 24 September 1959 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- pad explosion ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 3 </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 29 November 1959 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- payload shroud ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 30 </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 25 September 1960 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- second stage anomaly ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 31 </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 15 December 1960 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- first stage explosion ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 1 </Td> <Td> 306 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 23 August 1961 </Td> <Td> Prototype test </Td> <Td> Failure -- upper stage anomaly ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 2 </Td> <Td> 304 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 18 November 1961 </Td> <Td> Prototype test </Td> <Td> Failure -- upper stage anomaly ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 3 </Td> <Td> 330 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 26 January 1962 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- booster guidance ; solar orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 4 </Td> <Td> 331 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 23 April 1962 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Partial success -- first U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body ; crash impact -- no photos returned </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 5 </Td> <Td> 342 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 18 October 1962 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- spacecraft power ; solar orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 6 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 30 January 1964 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Failure -- spacecraft camera ; crash impact </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 7 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 28 July 1964 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Success -- returned 4308 photos , crash impact </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 8 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 17 February 1965 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Success -- returned 7137 photos , crash impact </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 9 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 21 March 1965 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Success -- returned 5814 photos , crash impact </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Mission </Th> <Th> Mass ( kg ) </Th> <Th> Launch vehicle </Th> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Th> Goal </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 0 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Thor - Able </Td> <Td> 17 August 1958 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- first stage explosion ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 1 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Thor - Able </Td> <Td> 11 October 1958 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- software error ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 2 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Thor - Able </Td> <Td> 8 November 1958 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- third stage misfire ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 3 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Juno </Td> <Td> 6 December 1958 </Td> <Td> Flyby </Td> <Td> Failure -- first stage misfire , reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer 4 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Juno </Td> <Td> 3 March 1959 </Td> <Td> Flyby </Td> <Td> Partial success -- first US craft to reach escape velocity , lunar flyby too far to shoot photos due to targeting error ; solar orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 1 </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 24 September 1959 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- pad explosion ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 3 </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 29 November 1959 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- payload shroud ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 30 </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 25 September 1960 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- second stage anomaly ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pioneer P - 31 </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Atlas - Able </Td> <Td> 15 December 1960 </Td> <Td> Lunar orbit </Td> <Td> Failure -- first stage explosion ; destroyed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 1 </Td> <Td> 306 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 23 August 1961 </Td> <Td> Prototype test </Td> <Td> Failure -- upper stage anomaly ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 2 </Td> <Td> 304 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 18 November 1961 </Td> <Td> Prototype test </Td> <Td> Failure -- upper stage anomaly ; reentry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 3 </Td> <Td> 330 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 26 January 1962 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- booster guidance ; solar orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 4 </Td> <Td> 331 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 23 April 1962 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Partial success -- first U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body ; crash impact -- no photos returned </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 5 </Td> <Td> 342 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 18 October 1962 </Td> <Td> Landing </Td> <Td> Failure -- spacecraft power ; solar orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 6 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 30 January 1964 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Failure -- spacecraft camera ; crash impact </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 7 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 28 July 1964 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Success -- returned 4308 photos , crash impact </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 8 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 17 February 1965 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Success -- returned 7137 photos , crash impact </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ranger 9 </Td> <Td> 367 </Td> <Td> Atlas -- Agena </Td> <Td> 21 March 1965 </Td> <Td> Impact </Td> <Td> Success -- returned 5814 photos , crash impact </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did usa first land on the moon
when did usa first land on the moon
23 April 1962
23 April 1962