LUNAR ORBITER FIRSTS
First U.S. spacecraft to orbit the Moon
First image of the Earth from the vicinity of the Moon
First detailed pictures of the Moon's far side
First virtually complete photographic coverage of the Moon
First photo of another man-made object on the Moon (Surveyor 3 photographed by Lunar Orbiter 3)

This photo of the floor of the crater Copernicus was taken by Lunar Orbiter 2 in November 1966. Copernicus is 95 kilometers (60 miles) across and 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) deep. >

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Racing to Space
The Moon decision
To reach the moon
Apollo 11
Later Apollo missions
What we learned about the Moon
After the Apollo Program


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