The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.

Luna 3

Soviet lunar probe launched in 1959

Luna 3, or E-2A No.1, was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 as part of the Luna programme. It was the first mission to photograph the far side of the Moon and the third Soviet space probe to be sent to the neighborhood of the Moon. The historic, never-before-seen views of the…