The Ranger missions were built to test new technologies that would take humankind to the moon and other planets.
The Ranger missions were built to test new technologies that would take humankind to the moon and other planets. The spacecraft also were designed to take high-resolution images before crashing into the moon. Beginning in 1961, NASA launched nine Ranger spacecraft. Rangers 1 through 6 experienced malfunctions. Rangers 7, 8 and 9 successfully sent back images of the moon. > Read More