Surveyor program - Wikipedia
WEBThe Surveyor program was a NASA program that, from June 1966 through January 1968, sent seven robotic spacecraft to the surface of the Moon. Its primary goal was to demonstrate the feasibility of soft landings on the Moon.
Surveyor 1 - Moon Missions - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WEBSurveyor 1, the first of a series of seven robotic spacecraft sent to the moon to gather data in preparation for NASA's Apollo missions, was the first spacecraft to make a true soft landing on the moon. As such, it was one of the great successes of NASA's early lunar and interplanetary program.
Surveyor 1 - Wikipedia
WEBSurveyor 1 was the first lunar soft-lander in the uncrewed Surveyor program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, United States). This lunar soft-lander gathered data about the lunar surface that would be needed for the crewed Apollo Moon landings that began in 1969.
The Surveyor Program - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
WEBThe Surveyor program consisted of seven unmanned lunar missions that were launched between May 1966 and January 1968. Five of these spacecraft, Surveyor 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 successfully soft-landed on the lunar surface.
Lunar Ranger and Surveyor Programs - NASA Science
WEBBegun at the beginning of the 1960s as ambitious, independent and broad scientific activities, the Rangers and Surveyors paved the way for the eventual Apollo human exploration missions to the Moon. Rangers were designed to relay pictures and other data as they approached the Moon and finally crash-landed into its surface.
Surveyor 1 - Science@NASA
WEBNASA’s Surveyor 1 completed the first true soft-landing on the Moon. The mission was considered a complete success and demonstrated the technology necessary to achieve landing and operations on the lunar surface.
55 Years Ago: Surveyor 1 Makes A Soft Landing on the Moon
WEBJun 2, 2021 · The Surveyors provided ground-level information at potential Apollo landing sites that, combined with orbital imagery from Lunar Orbiters, increased our knowledge of the Moon in preparation for human missions. Surveyor 1 lifted off on May 30, 1966, and performed a successful soft landing on the Moon’s Ocean of Storms on June 2, the first ...
Surveyor 1, America’s First Lunar Landing | Smithsonian
WEBJun 2, 2016 · Surveyor turned out to be a robust and successful design; five (of a total seven) missions successfully landed on the Moon and returned abundant data on the nature of the regolith.
Surveyor 3 - Moon Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WEBAfter Surveyor 1's initial studies of the lunar surface in 1966, Surveyor 3 made further inroads into preparations for human missions to the moon. Using a surface sampler to study the lunar soil, Surveyor 3 conducted experiments to see how the lunar surface would fare against the weight of an Apollo lunar module.
Surveyor 6 - Moon Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
WEBPart of the highly successful series of lunar landers sent to the moon to examine the feasibility of a future human mission, Surveyor 6 was the first spacecraft to be launched from the surface of the moon.