RON DUPAS COLLECTION
No. 844. Atlas-Agena B Ranger I launch vehicle
Photograph from NASA

Atlas-Agena B Ranger I launch vehicle

Original photo caption:

The NASA launched an Atlas-Agena B rocket combination from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying the 675-pound Ranger I spacecraft. Lift-off was at 6:04 EDT, August 23, 1961. Mission failed, Agena stage failed to ignite.



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