How NASA's Surveyor Missions Paved the Way for Moon Landings and the Artemis Program
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The article discusses the Surveyor missions as the precursor to human lunar landings, highlighting how these robotic missions paved the way for the Apollo program and continue to inform NASA's current Artemis program. It reflects on the historical significance of the Surveyor lander program, which was revised after President Kennedy's 1961 address to support the goal of landing humans on the Moon.
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Originally intended as a scientific investigation of the Moon, the Surveyor lander program was revised following President John F. Kennedy's 1961 address announcing the US's goal of placing a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
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