Lunar Orbiter 1

23 Aug
2026
August 23, 2026

First Pictures: Earthrise from NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 – August 23, 1966

For old time space enthusiasts like myself, it seems that no lunar mission is complete without an obligatory Earthrise (or Earthset) image. The spectacle of our […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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14 Aug
2016
August 14, 2016

Lunar Orbiter 1: America’s First Lunar Satellite

With the historic landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon, the summer of 1969 was quite memorable for me as a budding seven-year-old space enthusiast. And […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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