• Lunar orbiter with four square solar panels attached to central instrument box and round satellite dish, hanging in museum
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    Lunar Orbiter was the project that mapped the Moon in preparation for the Apollo landings. A total of five Lunar Orbiters were flown to the Moon. They were built for NASA's Langley Research Center by Boeing and launched to the Moon on Atlas-Agena rockets. Highlighted in this image is the high-gain antenna.

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Eric Long

Date Created

02/05/2018

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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Engineers; Exploration; Moon; Robots; Science; Solar System; Space; Spacecraft

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