
NASA Ranger 9 Moon photo w signatures – Stamped numbered Atlas LV-3 Agena B
Back of photo is stamped, but faded; reads as follows:
NASA PHOTOGRAPH
105-KSC-65-6162 UNC L 3-24-65
NASA/RANGER W/O 3762
RANGER 9 MOON PHOTO WITH SIGNATURES
20200601A20
-----RANGER 9-----
Ranger 9 was a Lunar probe, launched in 1965 by NASA aboard General Dynamics Atlas LV-3 Agena B. 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. The spacecraft carried six television vidicon cameras—two wide-angle (channel F, cameras A and B) and four narrow-angle (channel P)—to accomplish these objectives. The cameras were arranged in two separate chains, or channels, each self-contained with separate power supplies, timers, and transmitters so as to afford the greatest reliability and probability of obtaining high-quality television pictures. These images were broadcast live on television to millions of viewers across the United States. No other experiments were carried on the spacecraft.
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