Benefits of space exploration earth and space have increased. The list of missions to the moon begin as early as 1958 and continued into the current age. A few successful lunar missions, by the USSR, include missions such as, the Luna 1 space craft that completed the first flyby of the moon in 1959, the Luna 3 lunar probe that took the first pictures of the far side of the moon in 1959, the Luna 10 orbiter that was the first orbiter of the moon in 1966, and the Lunokhod 1 lunar rover in 1970, which was the first rover that explored the surface
The World from the Side of the Moon The World from the Side of the Moon The World from the Side of the Moon is the debut album from "American Idol" season 11 winner, Phillip Phillips. The album was released on November 19, 2012 and includes Phillips' coronation song, "Home". The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in August 2013. "The World from the Side of the Moon" spawned two hit singles "Home" and "Gone, Gone, Gone", both singles charted the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and hit number-one on the Adult Contemporary chart for more than three weeks. Both "Home" and "Gone, Gone,