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.
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Eric Long
Date Created
12/10/2016
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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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