List of Achievements of Space Agencies With Lunar Landing Capability
| Space agency | Country | Founded | Terminated | Accomplished tasks by the Space Agency | Ref(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Acronym | Circumlunar Manned Spaceflight | Unmanned Moon Soft Landing | Unmanned (automated) lunar rover operation | Automated Lunar sample return mission | Manned Moon Landing and sample return | ||||
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA | United States | 1 October 1958 | — | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Russian: Советская космическая программа (Soviet space program) |
СССР | Soviet Union | ca. 1955 | ca. 1991 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
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