Surveyor 3 Stories
Footpads and Footprints: Humans and Machine Meet on the Moon
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Before astronauts ever landed on the moon, the Soviets and the Americans sent a fleet of robotic spacecraft to scout the way.
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Looks at Apollo 12, Surveyor 3 Landing Sites
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The Lunar Orbiter program, much like the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, was designed primarily to obtain images that would allow scientists and engineers to characterize the moon’s surface in the context of finding safe and engaging landing sites for future missions. Between…
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