Ranger program
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The Ranger program was a series of uncrewed space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface of the Moon. The Ranger spacecraft w
First image of the Moon returned by a Ranger mission (Ranger 7 in 1964)
Program Ranger Organization Chart
Ranger block I spacecraft diagram. (NASA)
A Ranger probe undergoing restoration at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Ranger 1
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Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions. Its primary mission was to test the performance of those functions and parts necessary for carryi
Ranger program
…The camera preamplifiers of the Ranger program used nuvistors. Ranger 1, launched 23 August 1961, lunar prototype, launch failure Ranger 2, launched 18 November 1961, lunar prototype, launch failure…
Ranger 1 Satellite in preparation for use at the Parade of Progress Show at the Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, August 1964