Exploration of the Moon and indeed of human history in general. The first man-made object to reach the Moon was the unmanned Soviet probe Luna 2, which made a hard landing on September 14, 1959, at 21:02:24 Z. The far side of the Moon was first photographed on October 7, 1959, by the Soviet probe Luna 3. Though vague by today's standards, the photos showed that the far side of the Moon almost completely lacked maria. In an effort to compete with these Soviet successes, U.S. President John F. Kennedy proposed the national goal of landing a human on the Moon. Speaking to a
In my Craft or Sullen Art is cited at the start of the 1971 film "The Raging Moon" by Bryan Forbes starring Malcolm McDowell and Nanette Newman. In my Craft or Sullen Art "In my Craft or Sullen Art" is a poem written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953). First published in 1946 in "Deaths and Entrances", the poem describes a poet who must write for the sake of his craft rather than any material gains that may come from his work. <poem>In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their