KSP - Ranger 1, 2

This video depicts aspects of Ranger 1/2 in Kerbal Space Program. It uses a number of fan-made mods such as Bluedog Design Bureau, Chatterer, PlanetShine, Scatterer, and others.

The early American unmanned lunar missions were largely failures, with some useful data still obtained. Ranger 1 and 2 were prototypical spacecraft meant to test out equipment such as the Agena B upper stage and various instruments in deep space.

The mission was to enter highly elliptical orbits to see how both the probe and the Agena B upper stage would perform in deep space, away from the Earth. However, ) and were, largely, failures. Nevertheless, this was an important step in the American space program.

If you wish to learn more about the real-life mission:

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/rang...

If you have Kerbal Space Program (the original game, not the sequel) then you can download the craft used in this video:

https://kerbalx.com/gc1ceo/Bossart-Be...