Editing Luna 1 (section)

== Reaction ==

Some doubted the veracity of the Soviets' claim of mission success. [[Lloyd Mallan]] wrote about it in a book called ''The Big Red Lie''. Many in the West did not receive transmissions from the spacecraft even though the Soviets publicized them before the flight. By the time the Earth rotated so that scientists in the United States could pick up signals from the spacecraft, it was already {{convert|171000|km|sp=us}} away.{{sfn|Harvey|2007b|pp=28–29}} In May 1959 several hearings  ''Soviet Space Technology'' before the ''Committee on Science and Astronautics and Special Subcommittee on Lunik Probe'' of the [[United States House of Representatives]] attested the achievements of the Soviet mission and its sophisticated guidance technology.<ref>{{Cite web |year=1959 |title=Soviet Space Technology |url=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP63T00245R000100290011-7.pdf |access-date=2022-11-01 |publisher=CIA |publication-date=2004-08-31}}</ref>

The Soviet Union issued stamps to commemorate their success.{{sfn|Harvey|2007b|p=30}}