RANGER 3 (launched on January 26, 1962): set of 7 photos - Lot 47

RANGER 3 (launched on January 26, 1962): set of 7 photos -2 photos showing technicians making adjustments to Ranger 3 (captioned photos, nos. P1752B and Ex-606A). -3 drawings showing the flight plan of the Ranger 3 probe and its various maneuvers (captioned photos, nos. P-1747/P-1756/P-1757). -1 drawing of the Ranger 3 spacecraft and its Atlas-Agena rocket. -1 drawing of the spacecraft’s detailed anatomy (captioned photo No. P-1746). The Ranger program was designed to take precise photographs of the Moon and gather information on the composition of the lunar surface. Nine Ranger probes were launched aboard an Atlas-Agena B rocket between August 23, 1961, and March 24, 1965. They were produced by JPL, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California). After several failures with Ranger 1 through Ranger 6, the program became a success starting with Ranger 7. All photos are vintage black-and-white silver gelatin prints, measuring 20.5 x 25.5 cm, sourced either from JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) or from NASA.