Episode 28: Turning Point - Ranger Revisited

After a series of failures, the Ranger Program will finally return the first American photos of the moon in July 1964. These photos, the first closeup photos of the moon taken by anyone, will be considered the turning point when the United States began to overtake the Soviet Union in space exploration. Photos: https://www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com/post/episode-28-turning-point-revisiting-ranger

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Detailed history of the Space Race, from the International Geophysical Year and the launch of Sputnik to the Apollo Program and the moon landing. Visit the website at www.spaceracehistorypodcast.com Credit for background theme music to: Superepic by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/