RANGER 7 (launched July 28, 1964) - Lot 52

RANGER 7 (launched July 28, 1964) Lot of 11 photographic prints 11 beautiful shots of the lunar surface taken by Ranger 7 at different altitudes before it crashed on the moon: 770 km, 750 km, 375 km, 136 km, 54 km, 40km, 17.6 km, 5 km, 365m, 72m. The probe crashed as planned into the Sea of Clouds on July 31, 1964, after transmitting 4316 photos. Photos from the American Cultural Center, captioned and some numbered. The Ranger program was designed to take precise pictures of the moon and gather information on the composition of the lunar surface. 9 Ranger probes were launched from an Atlas-Agena B rocket between August 23, 1961 and March 24, 1965. They were produced by JPL, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California). After several failures from Ranger 1 to Ranger 6, the program was a success from Ranger 7 onwards.