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This dimension names the wider program a spacecraft's mission was flown under. Wikipedia notes that reusable examples include "the SpaceX Dragon and the Space Shuttle orbiters," spacecraft that flew many separate missions across the life of their program. Browsing this way groups every spacecraft that flew under the same program.

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Mission Of
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1. Wikipedia: Luna 9
Wikimedia FoundationLuna 9, lead section
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On 3 February 1966, the Luna 9 spacecraft became the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon and return imagery from its surface.
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