Show Notes
On June 3, 1966, NASA makes the first soft landing on the moon with Surveyor 1, carried there on the Centaur rocket. Centaur and Surveyor were each critical pieces of technology that enabled the eventually manned lunar landing of Apollo 11. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-43-centaur-and-surveyor
More from A History Of The Space Race
The first joint manned docking mission in 1975 lays the groundwork for the International Space Station. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/epilogue-the-apollo-soyuz-test-project
The Space Race comes to an end when the Soviet Union cancels its moon landing program in 1974. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-79-n1-l3-cancelled
In 1973, the Soviet Union and the United States race to launch the first operating space station. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-78-space-station-race
The last moon landing mission occurs in December 1972. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-77-apollo-17