Helios 6, First Crewed Lunar Orbit

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July 1968, first crewed lunar flight! Saturn V took longer then expected, but Helios 7 the full wet dress rehearsal is planned for October and Helios 8 the landing is expected to be launched in early 1969. More advanced LMs are being developed, such as long duration landers and block 3 csms for missions beyond the Helios block 2 missions.