January 2 – The Moon Miss: When Luna 1 Blew Past Its Target and Kept Going

On January 2, 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 launched toward the Moon — and missed it entirely, drifting off into deep space and becoming the first human-made object to orbit the Sun. In this Strange History Podcast episode, Amy reveals the chaotic rush behind the mission, the guidance error that changed space exploration, and the strange true stories behind this so-called “successful failure.” From Cold War pressure to glowing sodium clouds trailing across the night sky, this is the bizarre tale of the Moon mission that became an accident-turned-milestone.

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