1966 In Science

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1965 In Science

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1967 In Science

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The year 1966 in Science and Technology included many events, some of which are listed below.

ASTRONOMY AND SPACE EXPLORATION

February 3 - The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon .

March 1 - Venera 3 Soviet Space Probe crashes on Venus becoming the first Spacecraft to land on another Planet 's surface.

March 31 - The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first Spacecraft to enter orbit around the Moon .

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