the NASA history of Project Ranger Hall, R. Cargill. creator text bibliography nyu Mineola, N.Y Dover Publications c2010 2010 Dover ed. monographic eng

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xvii, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. R. Cargill Hall ; introduction to the Dover edition by Paul Dickson. "... 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. n-us--- zmo---- Project Ranger Moon Exploration TL789.8.U6 R35314 2010 629.4353 HAL 9780486477572 (pbk.) : 0486477576 (pbk.) 2010003870 DLC 100222 20150113130628.0 16099409