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Ranger 7

Ranger 7

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Designed: September 2022

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After a catalogue of Pioneer and Ranger program failures, the Block 3 Ranger 7 was the first US spacecraft to successfully reach the Moon, taking the first images of it from orbit before completing its mission by impacting on the surface.

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Designer Notes

The base is modelled on a small section of the first photo it took (Ranger 7 Photographs the Moon).

The spacecraft model started off as a modification of one by Alekru, but in the end there are only a few pieces remaining from his design.

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