anyone from other countries or the private sector?
2007-06-14 18:10:21 · 10 answers · asked by brandon 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
So far, only the United States, via NASA, has been able to put people on the moon. In the next decade or so, we may see Chinese astronauts on the moon as that is one of the stated goals of the Chinese space program that is doing pretty well so far.
2007-06-14 19:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by California Bear 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
3 countries have been there.
Russia, USA, Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_the_Moon
Russia technically beat the US according to your question.
you never asked "manned or not." I think.
First probe to crash-land on the Moon was Russia's Luna 2 on 13th Sep 1959.
Russia successfully landed a ship Luna 9 on January 31st 1966
USA landed Surveyor 1 a little later on June 2nd 1966.
Russia's Luna 9 successfully soft landed on the Moon's surface January 31st 1966 and returned the first historical pictures from the Earth's nearest neighbor. Lunas 10, 11, and 12 successfully orbited the Moon returning photographs of potential landing sites. The last probe of 1966, Luna 13, landed on the Moon, took surface photographs, and analyzed soil samples.
All in all, 12 American men have landed on the moon in the period between 1969 and 1972. 12 additional American men have orbited the Moon.
In 1990 Japan visited the moon with the Hiten spacecraft, becoming the third country to orbit the moon. The spacecraft released the Hagormo probe into lunar orbit, but the transmitter failed, thereby preventing further scientific use of the mission.
the Chinese are ready to make the next move this year it looks like. and Germany has made an announcement for plans in 2017
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234446,00.html?sPage=fnc.science/space
Chinas three-part robotic exploration of the Moon would be wrapped up by 2017. At that time, China will consider a human mission to the Moon, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The private sector in this field does not really exist yet. but these guys won a the first contest to support the growth of the private sector space flight program with their "SpaceShipOne"
http://www.scaled.com/news/2005-07-27_branson_rutan_spaceship_company.htm
2007-06-15 02:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, NASA is the only organization to successfully land people on the moon. Russia tried, but gave up after Neil Armstrong's landing.
2007-06-15 01:20:26 · answer #3 · answered by jglawson80 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Russians or another country have been to the moon..
2007-06-15 01:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was just there last week. The moon is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
2007-06-15 01:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
A Yap islander was actually the first man on the moon.
2007-06-15 01:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, I don't think so. Russia wanted to get there first, but since it didn't, it stopped spending the money. Russia landed a probe on Venus instead.
2007-06-15 01:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
no. only americans in nasa
2007-06-15 01:12:42 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly A 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Err and Ignignokt have been there many times.
2007-06-15 01:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by sakotgrimes 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
not that i know of
2007-06-15 01:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by anahi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋