Ranger 2

Ranger 2 was a flight test of the Ranger spacecraft system of the NASA Ranger program designed for future lunar and interplanetary missions. Ranger 2 was designed to test various systems for future exploration and to conduct scientific observations of cosmic rays, magnetic fields, radiation, dust particles, and a possible hydrogen gas "tail" trailing the Earth.

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space probe, Atlas-Agena B, 

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1961 Ranger 2

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atmospheric entry

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rocket launch

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Ranger 2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Ranger 2		Commons