Barton C. Hacker, Bruce K. Byers
Abstract
The origins of the Lunar Orbiter Program and the activities of the missions then in progress are documented. The period 1963 - 1970 when lunar orbiters were providing the Apollo program with photographic and selenodetic data for evaluating proposed astronaut landing sites is covered.
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The origins of the Lunar Orbiter Program and the activities of the missions then in progress are documented. The period 1963 - 1970 when lunar orbiters were providing the Apollo program with photographic and selenodetic data for evaluating proposed astronaut landing sites is covered.
Key concepts: Orbiter, Astrobiology, Far side of the Moon, Aeronautics, Geology, Aerospace engineering, Engineering, Physics