Ranger 6 was a lunar probe in the NASA Ranger program, a series of robotic spacecraft of the early and mid-1960s to obtain close-up images of the Moon's surface. It was launched on January 30, 1964 and was designed to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar terrain during the final minutes of flight until impacting the surface.

Nov 2, 2024 · What was Ranger 6? Ranger 6 was the closest to date to success in U.S. attempts to impact the Moon, but a short-circuit disabled the spacecraft before it could complete its mission. The probe did impact the Moon on target and on schedule, but …

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Rangers 6, 7, 8, and 9 were the so-called Block 3 versions of the Ranger spacecraft. The spacecraft consisted of a hexagonal aluminum frame base 1.5 m across on which was mounted the propulsion and power units, topped by a truncated conical tower which held the TV cameras.

Ranger 6 was principally designed to transmit high-resolution photographs of the moon before impacting the lunar surface and was part of the series of nine Ranger spacecraft launched in the early 1960s to explore the moon.

The Ranger L-440 (company designation 6-440C) are six-cylinder inline inverted air-cooled aero-engines produced by the Ranger Aircraft Engine Division of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation of Farmingdale, New York, United States. The engine was mainly produced for Fairchild's family of training aircraft in the mid-1930s.

Ranger 6 was a lunar probe in the Ranger program, a robotic spacecraft series launched by NASA in the early and mid-1960s to obtain the first close-up images of the Moon’s surface. It was designed to achieve a lunar-impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact.

Nov 27, 2023 · Ranger 6, scheduled for launch by NASA January 30 from Cape Kennedy, stands a better chance of achieving its goals. Bernard P. Miller, RCA's Ranger project manager, told Electronics. This confidence stems from the following improvements that …

Lunar hard lander built by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for NASA, USA. Launched 1964 - 1965. Status: Operational 1964. First Launch: 1964-01-30. Last Launch: 1965-03-21. Number: 4 . Gross mass: 364 kg (802 lb).

Ranger 6, 7, 8, and 9 were the so-called Ranger Block 3 versions of the Ranger spacecraft. The spacecraft consisted of a hexagonal aluminum frame base 1.5 m across on which was mounted the propulsion and power units, topped by a truncated conical tower which held the TV cameras.