Saturday, August 1, 2020

Lunar Orbiter 5 launched 1967


Lunar Orbiter 5, launched August 1, 1967, was the last of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, designed to take images of the Moon's far side. It reached the Moon on August 5 and took pictures from August 6-18, including photos of Tranquility Base, the future site of the Apollo 11 landing.

NASA deorbited it and it struck the lunar surface on January 31, 1968.

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