1959 in spaceflight
was the first spacecraft to leave the gravitational influence of Earth. Also in 1959, Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another celestial body, impacting the Moon, and Luna 3 returned the first images of the far side of the Moon.Launches
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December
Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures | Remarks |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
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