Surveyor Lunar Lander 1966-1968 (Boeing - NASA)

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Four decades ago the United States and NASA perfected "terminal descent" and the art of landing safely on Earth's Moon. Nothing fancy, Surveyor showed us a lunar surface familar now but unexpected in 1966, and hinted at a Moon selenologists still haven't figured out. Competing for Google's Lunar X-Prize? Read how they made it look easy.

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