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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1968

Page

7

Surveyor 7 Concludes U S Lunar Scout Program

The Surveyor 7 mission closed the U S unmanned lunar exploration phase. The $500 million two year program built the first tools to analyze lunar soil and confirm Earth-like basaltic composition. It proved soft landing is feasible across varied terrain and preceded manned missions.

Pasadena Calif U. S Ace Uch Earth Surveyor 6 Mmittee Surveyor William H. Pickering Jet Propulsion Laboratory Laboratory Hughes Aircraft Co Achute Surveyor 4 Moon Surveyor 5 Lunar

Surveyor Series Rockets Reach Moon Landings Progress

Scout series missions report continued landings with Surveyor 6 and 7. Surveyor 6 lifted eight feet after a six second flight and landed ten feet from the takeoff site, showing lunar dust not blocking future astronauts vision. Surveyor 7 launched January 7 aimed at the highlands near Tycho with a 43 percent success chance and a chemistry kit, though lowering hurdles occurred before the claw functioned.

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