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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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-[[Image:Ranger 3.jpg|thumb|Diagram of ''Ranger 5'']]
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-'''''Ranger 5''''' was a [[20th century]] [[Ranger spacecraft|Ranger]] [[Ranger Block II|Block II]] [[space]] [[probe]] launched by the [[United States of America]] in [[1962]]. The probe was designed to transmit pictures of [[Luna|the moon's]] surface back to [[Earth]] before impacting on the Moon.
+|        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 diagram depicting this satellite 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]].
+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}})
-Among the equipment noted on the diagram were [[radio]] [[antennae]], including a high-gain [[transmitter]] antenna; the lunar capsule and mid-course motor, retro-[[rocket]]s, [[solar energy]] panels, a [[RADAR]] [[altimeter]] and [[gamma ray spectrometer]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
+{{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]''}}
-==External link==
-* [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}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Earth|Ranger 5]][[Category:Probes]]
+* [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]]