Lunar impact : the NASA history of Project Ranger - Hall, R. Cargill (Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2010)
The original Ranger. The origins of Ranger ; Organizing the campaign ; Space science and the Ranger machine ; Ranger's lunar objectives in doubt ; Supporting the flight operations ; Test flights and disappointments ; A new national goal ; The question of science and Ranger ; Lunar exploration begun ; Which way Ranger? ; In the cold light of dawn -- The new Ranger. Homestretch engineering ; Space science : a new era and hard times ; More missions for space? ; Six to the moon ; The world of times ; Ranger 7 : a crashing success ; Kudos and questions ; The Ranger legacy.
"... Unabridged republication of the work originally published in the NASA history series (NASA SP-420), Washington, D.C., in 1977. A new introduction ... has been specially prepared for this edition"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Project Ranger; Moon -- Exploration