• Lunar lander with four square solar panels attached to central instrument box and round satellite dish
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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. The first three orbited around the Moon's equator and provided detailed photographic coverage of the primary Apollo landing sites, including stereo images.

  • Lunar lander with four square solar panels attached to central instrument box and round satellite dish

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December 20, 2016

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Eric Long

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