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April 27, 2005

On This Day: 1962: First US rocket lands on moon
The American moon rocket Ranger IV has landed on the far side of the moon but has failed to send back pictures due to a technical fault. It is the first time an American spacecraft has successfully reached the moon - the Russians achieved the first ever lunar impact in 1959. However, the main aim of the mission - to take television pictures of the lunar surface - was not achieved after all internal power on board the spacecraft failed two hours after launch. The Ranger IV Atlas-Agena rocket, which took off from Cape Canaveral on 23 April, is one of the most sophisticated space machines ever developed. # posted by masquerader @ 12:15 ::

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