1959 ⟶ Pioneer 4 Fails to Photograph the Moon
Pioneer 4 was launched in an attempt to photograph the Moon....
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🛰️ Pioneer 4 Fails to Photograph the Moon
Pioneer 4 was launched in an attempt to photograph the Moon. The probe failed to achieve its intended target of 32,000 kilometres (20,000 mi) from the Moon, reaching only 60,000 kilometres (37,000 mi), too distant for its scanners to photograph the Moon.⟶
Space RaceNASAMoonPhotographyExplorationTechnologyCold War
🌎 Explorer 6 Launched
Explorer 6 is launched into orbit to photograph the Earth.⟶
Space RaceNASASatelliteEarth ObservationTechnologyCold WarExploration
🌕 Surveyor 1 Soft Landing on the Moon
Surveyor 1 becomes the first American spacecraft to softly land on another extraterrestrial body.⟶
Space RaceNASAMoon LandingExplorationTechnologyCold WarScientific Discovery
