Details of NASA project Ranger 3, 4, 5, designed to investigate lunar surface; Ranger 3 is similar in appearance to Rangers 1 and 2, in that it employs same basic hexagonal structure and solar panels; tabulation of particulars; 727-lb spacecraft is complete with lunar capsule and retro-rocket system weighing together 328 lb; capsule itself, designed to survive landing on Moon, weighs 56.7 lb and is covered by balsa wood impact limiter to cushion shock of landing; flight trajectory and planned experiments.
Getting ranger to Moon
Aeroplane Astronautics
Aeroplane and Astronautics ; 102 , n 2623
1962
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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