Surveyor 2 Lunar Lander Spacecraft
Surveyor 2 was NASA’s second Surveyor lunar-lander attempt. Launched in 1966, it lost attitude control after a vernier thruster failed during a course correction and crashed near Copernicus crater before achieving a soft landing.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Surveyor-BSurveyor IISurveyor 2 lunar landerSurveyor 2 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Surveyor 2
- Full Name
- Surveyor 2 Lunar Lander Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandertechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Surveyor 2 was NASA’s second Surveyor lunar-lander attempt. Launched in 1966, it lost attitude control after a vernier thruster failed during a course correction and crashed near Copernicus crater before achieving a soft landing.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/surveyor-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:17:36 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:17:36 UTC