Ranger VII was launched on July 28 1964 at 9:25:48.8 A.M. EDT; at 12:50:07 A.M. EDT on July 31 following 243, 665-mi trip from Earth, spacecraft impacted on Moon; landing site was in Sea of Clouds at 10.7° S latitude and 20.7° W longitude; during 13 min prior to impact, its 6 TV cameras sent back to Earth first spacecraft photos of side of Moon facing Earth; examples of photographs taken; preliminary findings.


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    Title :

    Ranger VII proves Apollo feasibility


    Additional title:

    Missiles Rockets


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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