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Assignment: Shoot the Moon

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National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 45011 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-167 - Assignment: Shoot the Moon - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ). This film summarizes the exploration of the Moon conducted through unmanned Ranger, Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter spacecraft, and shows how such detailed data and photography contributed to the first manned flights to the Moon. The film describes the complexities of closeup photography of the Moon, and includes good views of craters, mountain ranges and other lunar terrain. -

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