Atlas-Agena
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The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978. It was
An Atlas-Agena launching Lunar Orbiter 4
Atlas-Agena B upper stage on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Ranger block I spacecraft bus was used for the first two Rangers, and also for the first two Mariner interplanetary probes
Mariner 3, 4, and 5 spacecraft bus
Ranger 8
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Ranger 8 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early-to-mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon's surface. These pictures helpe
Ranger 8
Launch of Ranger 8 by an Atlas-Agena rocket (Atlas 196D)
Image of the Moon from 302 km, two and a half minutes before impact, showing the craters Ritter and Sabine.
Image of the Moon from 11 km, 5 seconds before impact, showing features as small as 4 meters.