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Lunar Robotic Explorers
, impactors, , , and sample-return missions built to explore the Moon.
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Lunar Robotic Explorers
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Able 1Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptAble 1 was built for Pioneer 0, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Able 2Uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt and near-Earth science missionAble 2 was built for Pioneer 1, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt and near-earth science mission.Able 3Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptAble 3 was built for Pioneer 2, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Chang'e 6 orbiter, returner, lander, and ascenderFour-element robotic lunar sample-return spacecraftMission concludedChang'e 6 orbiter, returner, lander, and ascender divides a complete lunar sample-return chain among specialized elements.Lunar Orbiter 2 spacecraftRobotic lunar photographic orbiterExpendedLunar Orbiter 2 spacecraft was one of five Boeing-built photographic orbiters managed by NASA Langley.Lunar Orbiter 3 spacecraftRobotic lunar photographic orbiterExpendedLunar Orbiter 3 spacecraft was one of five Boeing-built photographic orbiters managed by NASA Langley.Lunar Orbiter 5 spacecraftRobotic lunar photographic orbiterExpendedLunar Orbiter 5 spacecraft was one of five Boeing-built photographic orbiters managed by NASA Langley.Pioneer P-3Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptLostPioneer P-3 was built for Pioneer P-3, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Pioneer P-30Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptPioneer P-30 was built for Pioneer P-30, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Pioneer P-31Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptPioneer P-31 was built for Pioneer P-31, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Surveyor 3 spacecraftRobotic lunar landerMission concludedSurveyor 3 spacecraft was a three-legged Surveyor lander built by Hughes under JPL management.Atlas-CentaurHigh-energy two-stage launch vehicleRetiredAtlas-Centaur carried 3 orbital-observatory missions in this archive expansion.