But Lunar Orbiter 1 wasn’t just a step-wise success in the space race — it forged new technological ground and laid the foundation for the U.S. beating the USSR to the Moon with the Apollo ...

Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first view of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon on its 16th orbit on August 23, 1966. Douglas D. Lloyd was an engineer working at Bellcomm who was responsible for setting ...

Lunar Orbiter 1 became the first U.S. spacecraft to orbit another heavenly body besides earth Sunday, when it went into a near-perfect path around the moon.

Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first picture of the Earth from the Moon on August 23, 1966. NASA is currently working on producing high quality images from the data.

A newly enhanced image of Earth taken from lunar orbit 47 years ago has been released. The image, taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 in 1966, is the latest in a […] ...

1 of 4 | The first photograph of the Earth from the distance of the moon taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 on August 23, 1966. The unmanned spacecraft began orbiting the moon.

Lunar Orbiter 1 (A) National Air and Space Museum. Lunar Orbiter 1 (A) CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. ... Videodisc 6A Frame Captures / Lunar Exploration Archival Repository ...

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Wide Angle Camera returned this view of the ghost ring of Flamsteed P. The arrow shows the location of the Surveyor 1 lander.