Surveyor 6
Surveyor 6 was NASA's fourth successful Surveyor landing mission. It landed in Sinus Medii on November 10, 1967, returned almost thirty thousand images, analyzed the surface, and completed the first controlled liftoff and relocation from the Moon.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Surveyor VISurveyor-F mission1967-112A
- Name
- Surveyor 6
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Surveyor 6 was NASA's fourth successful Surveyor landing mission. It landed in Sinus Medii on November 10, 1967, returned almost thirty thousand images, analyzed the surface, and completed the first controlled liftoff and relocation from the Moon.
- Destination
- Successful lunar soft landing in Sinus Medii; performed the first controlled liftoff and relocation from the Moon
- End Date
- 1967-12-14
- Outcome
- Successful lunar landing and science mission with the first commanded liftoff from another celestial body.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1967-11-07
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/surveyor-6/
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:48:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 14:06:44 UTC
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