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. The first three orbited around the Moon's equator and provided detailed photographic coverage of the primary Apollo landing sites, including stereo images. Created by Eric Long Date Created 12/10/2016 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Engineers; Exploration; Moon; Robots; Science; Solar System; Space; Spacecraft Rights and Restrictions CC0
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