Ranger 1 launched in August 1961 to collect video of increasing detail before crash-landing on the moon. Future Ranger missions failed until the 1964 launch of Ranger 7, which landed in what Kuiper ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Ranger spacecraft gave scientists ...
In 1965, significant advancements were made in space science, particularly through the Ranger and Mariner missions, which explored the Moon and Mars, respectively. Key achievements included the ...
This excerpt from "NASA: The 25th Year" shows the final sequence of images from one of the successful Ranger spacecraft that impacted the Moon 1964-1965. The Ranger spacecraft were designed to fly ...