The coat of arms of the soviet union-on september 13, 1959, the luna 2 spacecraft slammed into the moons surface. it carried with it a copy of the coat of arms of the soviet union. the us flag was planted on the moon during the apollo 11 moon landing by neil armstrong, michael collins and edwin buzz aldrin on july 16, 1969. in 2007 the eurpean space agency sent a beautiful edition of jules vernes novel, from the earth to the moon to the iss aboard the very first automated transfer vehicle. the atv was named jules verne. lunokhod 1 was the first wheeled vehicle on the moon. it was carried there by luna 17 on november 17, 1970, and driven by remote control.
