Surveyor 5
Surveyor 5 was NASA's third successful Surveyor landing mission. After controllers managed a serious helium leak, the spacecraft landed in Mare Tranquillitatis on September 11, 1967, and produced the first direct chemical analysis of extraterrestrial soil.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Surveyor VSurveyor-E mission1967-084A
- Name
- Surveyor 5
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Surveyor 5 was NASA's third successful Surveyor landing mission. After controllers managed a serious helium leak, the spacecraft landed in Mare Tranquillitatis on September 11, 1967, and produced the first direct chemical analysis of extraterrestrial soil.
- Destination
- Successful lunar soft landing in Mare Tranquillitatis; performed the first direct chemical analysis of extraterrestrial soil
- End Date
- 1967-12-16
- Outcome
- Successful lunar landing, imaging, and first in-situ chemical analysis of soil on another world.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1967-09-08
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/surveyor-5/
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:48:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 14:03:58 UTC
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