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| Ranger 7 launch cover with Swanson cachet, cancelled at Cape Canaveral, July 28, 1964. |
Between March 1964 and July 1965, Rangers 7, 8 and 9 took thousands of photographs of the moon's surface - out of the nine Ranger attempts, these were successful. Launched on 28 July 1964, Ranger 7 sent back the first high-quality images of the lunar surface in the Sea of Clouds. Over 4,300 images were sent back before the spacecraft crash-landed moon on 31 July 1964.
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| Photo: The cameras on Ranger 7 for taking pictures of the Moon. |
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| Photo: Launch of Ranger 7 on July 28, 1964. |
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Ranger 7 launch cover cancelled at Cape Canaveral, July 28, 1964.
Signed by (from left to right) Gerard P. Kuiper (Principal Scientist, Ranger 7 Vidicon Television Cameras), Allen E. Wolfe (Ranger Spacecraft Systems Manager), Harris M. Schurmeier (Ranger Project Manager), Newton W. "Bill" Cunningham (Ranger Program Manager), Eugene M. Shoemaker (Investigating Scientist), Patrick J. Rygh (Ranger Flight Operations Director). |
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| Photo: On July 29, 1964, Ranger Project Manager, Harris M. Schurmeier, shows where Ranger 7 will impact Sea of Clouds on the moon. |
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| Photo: JPL employees looking at the updated Ranger 7 space flight chart on July 30, 1964. |
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Photo: On July 31, 1964, Ranger Project Manager, Harris M. Schurmeier, at news conference reporting good pictures of the moon were received before Ranger 7 impact the moon on July 31, 1964.
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| Sarzin cover cancelled at Cape Canaveral, July 28, 1964. Details of the Ranger 7 flight course, launch and impact time, and the number of pictures transmitted were printed on the cover. |
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| Photo: Pictures of moon surface taken by Ranger 7 at an altitude of 480 miles and 235 miles on July 31, 1964. |
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| Photo: Closed up pictures of moon surface taken by Ranger 7 on July 31, 1964. |
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| Photo: Last picture of the moon taken by Ranger 7 before impact the moon on July 31, 1964. |
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| Photo: The scene of jubilation at the Jet Propulsion Lab when Ranger 7 impact the moon on July 31, 1964. |
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| Photo: Dr. Gerard P. Kuiper reporting the success of the Ranger 7 mission to congressman on August 5, 1964. |
