Soft Lunar Landing: Project Surveyor and the Wonders of the Universe, 1961-03-26

Item — Box: 16, Folder: 18

Identifier: CAC_CC_31_6_16_18_0009

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The text discusses the Project Surveyor, an unmanned lunar landing mission planned by NASA. The Surveyor will soft-land an instrument payload on the moon using advanced technology such as high energy propellants and a variable thrust rocket. The payload will include scientific instruments to study the lunar surface and subsurface, as well as a television system to transmit images back to Earth. The first Surveyor is scheduled to launch in late 1963, with a total of seven planned to be on the moon by 1965. The mission represents a significant advancement in space exploration.

Dates

1961-03-26

Language of Materials

English

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