Surveyor

The first American spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon

This section is in the process of being updated, and things might be moved around.
Also, I haven’t yet been able to add many illustrations and photos – but they will come!
Please check back. – Colin.

The Surveyor series of spacecraft was crucial in paving the way for Apollo.

Surveyor 1 50th anniversary

This engineering mockup of a Surveyor hangs in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Photo: Colin Mackellar.