Surveyor program
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The Surveyor program was a series of unmanned NASA lunar missions in the 1960s designed to demonstrate soft landings on the Moon and gather data to support the Apollo crewed landings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surveyor program canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA program
ⓘ
lunar exploration program ⓘ uncrewed spaceflight program ⓘ |
| collectedDataType |
lunar soil mechanical properties
ⓘ
lunar surface composition data ⓘ lunar surface photography ⓘ thermal properties of lunar surface ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| era | Space Race ⓘ |
| firstLandingDate | 1966-06-02 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1966-05-30 ⓘ |
| firstMission | Surveyor 1 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| lastLandingDate | 1968-01-10 ⓘ |
| lastMission | Surveyor 7 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas-Centaur ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| missionDesignation |
Surveyor 1
ⓘ
Surveyor 2 ⓘ Surveyor 3 ⓘ Surveyor 4 ⓘ Surveyor 5 ⓘ Surveyor 6 ⓘ Surveyor 7 ⓘ |
| notableResult |
first U.S. soft landing on the Moon
ⓘ
provided landing site data for Apollo 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfMissions | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfSuccessfulMissions | 5 ⓘ |
| objective |
demonstrate soft landing on the Moon
ⓘ
gather lunar surface data for Apollo program ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| partOf | United States lunar exploration program ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter program ⓘ Ranger program ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | lunar lander ⓘ |
| startTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| target | Moon ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstrated |
automated lunar landing radar guidance
ⓘ
vernier engine soft-landing system ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
alpha-scattering instrument
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beta-scattering instrument ⓘ gamma-ray spectrometer ⓘ soil mechanics surface sampler ⓘ television camera ⓘ |
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