WHAT'S IT TAKE TO BUILD A SPACECRAFT?
The Ranger the volunteers are building is not exactly a replica; it is a composite built out of actual parts from Ranger probes that didn’t end up flying to the moon. But that means that sorting out the parts – what they have and what’s missing – isn’t always easy. Volunteers must consult 50-year-old sketches and, of course, original Ranger project participant Bob Conover to make it as accurate as possible.
In the end, the completed spacecraft, much like many of its shiny gold parts, will look effortlessly majestic as it is displayed in the California Science Center’s new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which is set to open in 2018.
WHO IS BUILDING RANGER?
An awesome group of students, professionals, and retirees from throughout the Los Angeles community who love space and technology and have come together to share Ranger with the world!
The Ranger Volunteers Are:
Bob Conover
Bill Weber
Michael Carter
Hazel Butler
Doug Fitzgerald
Stephen Schwartz
Curt Mason
Emily Skoog
Kimberly Morales