The primary goal of Luna 14 was to test communication systems in support of future lunar landing projects. Provided data for studies of the interaction of the Earth and lunar masses, the lunar gravitational field and the motion of the Moon.

The mission of Luna 13 was to land on the Moon and characterize the lunar surface. The Luna 13 spacecraft was launched toward the Moon from an earth-orbiting platform and accomplished a soft landing on December 24, 1966, in the region of Oceanus Procellarum.

Luna 12 was launched to complete the mission that Luna 11 failed to accomplish: to take high resolution photos of the Moon from lunar orbit. First high resolution of the Moon taken from lunar orbit.

Luna 11 was designed to take the first photographs of the surface of the Moon from lunar orbit. A secondary objective was to obtain data on gravitational anamolies on the Moon.

The primary objective of Luna 10 was to achieve first lunar orbit, gain experience in orbital operations and study the lunar environment. First spacecraft to orbit the Moon and first human-made object to ever sucessfully orbit around another celestial body.

Luna 9 was intended to, and did, achieve the first soft landing on the Moon. The lander proved spacecraft would not simply sink into lunar dust, a finding that paved the way for future Moon landings, including the Apollo missions.

This, the tenth Soviet attempt to achieve a lunar soft-landing, nearly succeeded. The Blok L upper stage successfully dispatched the probe towards the Moon. After a successful mid-course correction at 19:00 UT on Dec. 4, 1965, the spacecraft headed towards its targeted landing site on the Moon without any apparent

Luna 7 was intended to achieve the first soft landing on the Moon. Intended to be the first soft landing on the Moon, the spacecraft's retrorockets were unable to fire due to a loss of attitude control and the spacecraft made a hard impact on the lunar surface.

Luna 5 was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft intended to land on the Moon as part of the Luna programme. It was intended to become the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, however its retrorockets failed, and the spacecraft impacted the lunar surface.

Luna 2, also known as Lunik 2 or the Second Cosmos Rocket, was the second of a series of spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. The mission achieved the first spacecraft to land on the Moon. Luna 2 impacted the lunar surface east of Mare Serenitatis near the