Surveyor 6 Lunar Lander Spacecraft
Surveyor 6 was NASA’s lunar lander that made the first liftoff from the Moon. Launched in 1967, it soft-landed in Sinus Medii, returned 29,952 images and chemical measurements, then hopped about 8 feet to a second site before lunar night ended operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Surveyor-FSurveyor VISurveyor 6 lunar landerSurveyor 6 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Surveyor 6
- Full Name
- Surveyor 6 Lunar Lander Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelanderresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Surveyor 6 was NASA’s lunar lander that made the first liftoff from the Moon. Launched in 1967, it soft-landed in Sinus Medii, returned 29,952 images and chemical measurements, then hopped about 8 feet to a second site before lunar night ended operations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/surveyor-6/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:14:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:14:44 UTC