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Ranger 5 was an American Block II Ranger Program space probe that was in service with NASA in the mid-20th century.

The Ranger 5 was equipped with several pieces of advanced technology for the period, including: lunar capsule, omnidirectional antenna, RADAR altimeter, solar panels, gamma-ray spectrometer, mid-course motor, retrorocket, TV camera, and high-gain antenna.

A diagram depicting this spacecraft was stored in the USS Enterprise's library computer in 2254, and was among the materials viewed by the Talosians when they scanned the Enterprise computer. (TOS: "The Cage")

Ranger 5 was launched from Earth on October 18, 1962. This probe was designed to take photos of the lunar surface before crashing on Luna. During flight, the probe malfunctioned and missed Luna by 725 kilometers.

External links

Ranger 5 from the archives of the National Space Science Data Center
Ranger 5 at Wikipedia

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-A '''gamma ray spectrometer''' is an instrument that analyzes [[gamma ray]]s to determine the abundance and distribution of [[radiation|radioactive]] [[element]]s, usually on the surface of a [[planet]]. Since the radioactive [[isotope]]s of many elements normally make up a certain set percentage of the nonradioactive isotope, these readings can be used to infer the amount of the ordinary elements present. The instrument is therefore useful to determine the state of about twenty elements on the [[periodic table]] including [[silicon]], [[oxygen]], [[iron]], [[magnesium]], [[potassium]], [[aluminum]], [[calcium]], [[sulfur]], and [[carbon]].
+|       image= Ranger 5.jpg
+|        Name= ''Ranger 5''
+|       Class= Ranger Program
+|       owner= [[United States of America]]
+|    operator= [[NASA]]
+|      Status= Active
+|  Datestatus= 20th century
+}}
+'''''Ranger 5''''' was an [[American]] [[Ranger Block II|Block II]] [[Ranger spacecraft|Ranger]] Program [[probe|space probe]] that was in service with [[NASA]] in the mid-[[20th century]].
+The ''Ranger 5'' was equipped with several pieces of advanced [[technology]] for the period, including: [[lunar capsule]], [[omnidirectional antenna]], [[RADAR altimeter]], [[solar panel]]s, gamma-ray spectrometer, [[mid-course motor]], [[retrorocket]], [[TV camera]], and [[high-gain antenna]].
-A gamma ray spectrometer was among the tools included on the [[United States]] [[space]] [[probe]], ''[[Ranger 3]]''. The spectrometer was labeled in a diagram of the Ranger 3 probe stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[library computer]], which was among the materials viewed by the [[Talosian]]s in [[2254]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
+A diagram depicting this [[spacecraft]] was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[library computer]] in [[2254]], and was among the materials viewed by the [[Talosian]]s when they scanned the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|''Enterprise'' computer]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
-:''Incidentally, the ''Ranger 3'' mission was fraught with malfunctions from start to end. Almost nothing went according to plan. The information gathered by the gamma ray spectrometer was just about the only useful stuff that the mission produced. Scientists noted that the amount of gamma radiation between Earth and the Moon was much higher than expected.''
+{{bginfo|''Ranger 5'' was launched from [[Earth]] on October 18, 1962. This probe was designed to take photos of the lunar surface before crashing on [[Luna]]. During flight, the probe malfunctioned and missed Luna by 725 [[kilometer]]s.|The image of ''Ranger 5'' that appeared in "The Cage" was archived by NASA on August 14, 1964, thirteen weeks before the episode's filming began. [http://grcimagenet.grc.nasa.gov/share/scr_stillimages_detail.cfm?c_numbertextdisplay=C-1964-71395&cnumber=71395&year=1964&date=1961&max_hits=30&dis_opts=shoicons&startrow=540]''}}
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-*{{wikipedia}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Tools]]
+* [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1962-055A ''Ranger 5''] from the archives of the [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ National Space Science Data Center]
+* {{wikipedia-title|Ranger 5}}
+[[Category:Earth|Ranger 05]]
+[[Category:Probes|Ranger 05]]