SURVEYOR V: launched on September 8, 1967—8 photos, includ - Lot 96

SURVEYOR V: launched on September 8, 1967—8 photos, including 5 taken on the Moon. -1 color photo, 20 x 25 cm (JPL or Hughes), of a Surveyor prototype being tested outdoors. Photo No. P 5870 AC. -1 NASA photo (black-and-white, 20 x 25 cm) of a compatibility test between a Surveyor mockup and the rocket fairing. Photo No. 113-KSC-65-2020. -1 black-and-white JPL drawing (22 x 28 cm) of Surveyor V on card stock with captions. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-1182. -1 photograph of the lunar landscape around Surveyor V. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm x 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-1312. -1 black-and-white photo of one of Surveyor V’s legs on the Moon, along with the antenna’s multidirectional boom. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm × 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-1286. -1 black-and-white photograph of the lunar surface beneath the Surveyor V vernier thruster. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm × 25 cm) with a caption on the back, bearing the number 67-H-1325. -1 black-and-white photograph of a Surveyor landing leg on the lunar surface, composed of clumps of fine-grained debris ejected during landing. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm × 25 cm) captioned on the back, bearing the number 67-H-1315. -1 black-and-white photograph of the vernier thruster as seen through an auxiliary mirror on Surveyor V. Vintage NASA black-and-white print (20 cm × 25 cm) with a caption on the back, bearing the number 67-H-1326. SURVEYOR PROGRAM - The program consisted of 7 Surveyor probes (May 30, 1966, to February 20, 1968). Surveyor 1 was the first American probe to land on the Moon. In total, 5 Surveyor probes landed on the Moon and transmitted some 86,326 images and data from our satellite (Surveyor 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7). However, Surveyor 2 and 4 crashed on the Moon.