LUNA 9 SUCCESS.

LUNA 9 SUCCESS.
HEAD OF COSMONAUT TRAINING REVIEWS LEONOV'S STATEMENTS ON LUNA 9 SOFT LANDING.
Mimeographed Document, 4 pages, approximately 11 1/2 by 8 inches, February 5, 1966, in Russian, being an early draft of article based around an interview with cosmonaut Alexei Leonov entitled "The Moon Got Closer," by Aleksei Golikov, with autograph corrections by Colonel-General Nikolai Kamanin, who signs twice.

This draft copy of an interview with Leonov regarding his thoughts on the successful landing of the unmanned spacecraft Luna 9 on the moon's surface was apparently given to Colonel-General Kamanin, the head of cosmonaut training, for his approval. Kamanin makes a few corrections, signing on page 3 and signing his approval at the article's close. Leonov mentions that the soft landing on the Luna 9 makes possible manned lunar exploration. Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the moon and at the time, the Soviets had still planned a manned lunar landing.