[DOC] [TLE] Luna 3 - Wikipedia [PAR] Luna 3, or E-2A No.1 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 as part of the 
Luna programme. It was the first-ever mission to photograph the far side of the 
Moon. It was also the third space probe to be sent to the neighborhood of the 
Moon, ... Luna 3 was radio-controlled from ground stations in the Soviet Union. [DOC] [TLE] Luna programme - Wikipedia [PAR] The Luna programme occasionally called Lunik or Lunnik by western media, was 
a series of robotic spacecraft missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union 
between 1959 and 1976. Fifteen were successful, each designed as either an 
orbiter or lander, and accomplished many firsts in space exploration. ... Luna 9 (
February 1966) became the first probe to achieve a soft landing on... [DOC] [TLE] Space Race - Wikipedia [PAR] The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, 
the Soviet ... The Soviet Union beat the US to this, with the October 4, 1957 
orbiting of .... It was later used to launch the first satellite into space, and 
derivatives .... (614 lb) Luna 3 successfully flew by the Moon and sent back 
pictures of its far side... [DOC] [TLE] 21 Most Marvelous Moon Missions of All Time - Space.com [PAR] Dec 14, 2013 ... These include Grail, the Apollo flights, the Soviet Luna missions, and more. ... 12, 
1959 and impacted the moon two days later. 3 of 23. Luna 3 ... first moon 
impactor became the first spacecraft to take pictures of the far side of the moon. ... 
the first man-made object to successfully orbit another celestial body. [DOC] [TLE] Missions to the Moon | The Planetary Society [PAR] The probe is now traveling through deep space to further verify China's deep-
space ... Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was NASA's first mission designed to 
capture ... when the spacecraft was intentionally crashed into the far side of the 
Moon. .... containing 30 grams of lunar rocks and dust landed in the Soviet Union 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Luna Moon Missions - Lunar Land [PAR] Luna 1. Failed lunar impactor (USSR) Launched: January 2, 1959 ... Luna 3 was 
the first spacecraft to take pictures of the far side of the Moon. ... first spacecraft to 
make a controlled landing onto the surface of another celestial body. ... surface 
coming to a rest in the Oceans of Storms between the craters Selencus and Craft. [DOC] [TLE] space exploration facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Luna 2 made a hard lunar landing in Sept., 1959, and Luna 3 took pictures of the 
moon's far side as the probe flew by in Nov., 1959. ... Between 1971 and 1973 
the Soviet Union launched six successful probes as part of its Mars program. ... 
Messenger, also launched by NASA, became the first space probe to orbit 
Mercury... [DOC] [TLE] Jodrell Bank's role in early space tracking activities [PAR] Luna 2 - the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body; Luna 3 - the first view 
of the .... Also, the exploits of the telescope in tracking US and Soviet space 
probes led, ... was underway and Jodrell bank became part of this intelligence 
network. ..... The pictures of the moon's far side were distributed by tele-photo 
from... [DOC] [TLE] From Sputnik to Spacewalking: 7 Soviet Space Firsts - History in the ... [PAR] Oct 4, 2012 ... The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade object to orbit ... One 
unlucky dog, Laika, became the first animal to travel into space, but ... Later that 
year, the Luna 3 probe took the first photographs of the far side of the moon. ... 
First remote-controlled rover on another celestial body: Lunokhod 1. [DOC] [TLE] Luna 2, the first human-made object to reach the surface of the ... [PAR] Luna 2 was the second of the Soviet Union's lunar program spacecraft launched 
to the Moon. ... On September 12, 1959, Soviet spaceprobe Luna 2 was launched
. ... of the Moon and was

Question: In 1959 the Soviet Union's Luna 3 became the first space probe to photograph the far side of this celestial body
Answer: Moon