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Ranger Space Probes
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Ranger 1
Ranger 1 was launched. The engine failed to restart, causing the satelite to fall back to earth. The earths atmoshere destroyed the satelite. -
Ranger 2
Ranger 2 was launched. The satellite once again entered the earths atmosphere resulting in failure. -
Ranger 3
Ranger 3 was launched. The satellites transistors did not work correctly, causing the satellite to miss the moon by nearly 37,000 km. -
Ranger 4
Ranger 4 was launched. The satellite lost power to the main computer. Without power the satellite drifted untill it crashed into the moon. Ranger 4 was unable to take any pictures. -
Ranger 5
Ranger 5 was launched. The satellite was unable to change between solar power and battery power. This caused the satelites batteries to die. Ranger 5 missed the moon. -
Ranger 6
Ranger 6 was launched. Ranger 6 impacted the moon just as NASA had planned. The tv cameras had a short circuit and was unable to take any images. -
Ranger 7
Ranger 7 was launched. During this mission Ranger 7 transmitted the first images of the moons surface. -
Ranger 8
Ranger 8 was launched. During this mission images were taken and returned to earth. Two cratters were named, Ritter and Sabine. -
Ranger 9
Ranger 9 was launched. This would be the final mission of the Ranger Space Probes. Rangers performance was excellent.
