Details of NASA project Ranger 3, 4, 5, designed to investigate lunar surface; Ranger 3 is similar in appearance to Rangers 1 and 2, in that it employs same basic hexagonal structure and solar panels; tabulation of particulars; 727-lb spacecraft is complete with lunar capsule and retro-rocket system weighing together 328 lb; capsule itself, designed to survive landing on Moon, weighs 56.7 lb and is covered by balsa wood impact limiter to cushion shock of landing; flight trajectory and planned experiments.


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    Title :

    Getting ranger to Moon


    Additional title:

    Aeroplane Astronautics


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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