Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon. The robotic spacecraft launched on January 26, 1962, as part of the Ranger program, but due to a series of malfunctions it missed the Moon by about 22,000 miles and entered a heliocentric orbit instead.
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the spacecraft missed the Moon...and entered a heliocentric orbitView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Ranger 3
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- In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon. The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft was launched January 26, 1962 as part of the Ranger program. Due to a series of malfu
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Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon.
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The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft was launched January 26, 1962 as part of the Ranger program.
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The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft was launched January 26, 1962 as part of the Ranger program.
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