Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nKey-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Surveyor-2 spacecraft was supposed to make a soft landing on the Moon\u2019s surface in September 1966, during which time one of the three thrusters failed to ignite as a result of which the spacecraft started spinning and crashed on the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim of the mission was to reconnoiter the lunar surface ahead of the Apollo missions that led to the first lunar landing in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the spacecraft crashed into the Moon\u2019s surface, the rocket booster disappeared into an unknown orbit around the Sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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