
On March 24, 1965, millions of viewers across the United States tuned in to watch history unfold as NASA’s Ranger 9 spacecraft transmitted live video while crashing into the Moon. The probe was part of the Ranger program, designed to capture high-resolution images of the lunar surface before impact. As it descended toward its target, the Alphonsus crater, Ranger 9 sent back detailed footage, providing scientists with valuable data to aid future lunar missions.
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