aug 23, 1961 - Ranger Lunar Probes Begin
Description:
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 were designed to take images of the lunar surface, transmitting those images to Earth until the spacecraft were destroyed upon impact.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 23, 1961
Now
~ 64 years ago