Luna 24: The Last Soviet Lunar Sample Return Mission - 50 years ago

On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon

On this day in space! July 29, 1982: Soviet Salyut 6 space station falls to Earth

On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight took off on a Soviet jetliner