#astronomy 

The Ranger program was a US [[Space probes|effort]] to obtain the first close-up images of the surface of the [[The Moon|Moon]]

| **Mission Name** | **Outcome**         | **Date**          |
| ---------------- | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| Ranger 1         | launch failure      | August 23, 1961   |
| Ranger 2         | launch failure      | November 18, 1961 |
| Ranger 3         | missed Moon         | January 26, 1962  |
| Ranger 4         | failed, Moon impact | April 23, 1962    |
| Ranger 5         | missed Moon         | October 18, 1962  |
| Ranger 6         | cameras failed      | January 30, 1964  |
| Ranger 7         |                     | July 28, 1964     |
| Ranger 8         |                     | February 17, 1965 |
| Ranger 9         |                     | March 21, 1965    |