A Review Of Rumoured Launch Failures In The Soviet Manned Program. Part 2: The Lunar Project/1968-1969

P. P. Vento. (1990), JBIS, 43, pp.383-393

Refcode: 1990.43.383

Abstract:

Soviet scientists have already calculated and published numerous trajectories which guarantee a direct hit on the Moon or flights around it. They even have projects for placing a manned satellite into orbit around the Moon. However…the first spaceships will fly to the Moon unmanned. Most probably small mobile laboratories will be planted on our silent neighbour… After that, it may be possible to send a manned spaceship around the Moon. Then a man will put on the Moon…

— Radio Moscow news item

April 12, 1962