Liftoff! LRO, LCROSS Head to the Moon
June 20, 2009
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The satellite will relay more information about the lunar environment than any other previous mission to the moon. credit: NASA
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Technology Internet, LCROSS, Unmanned spacecraft, Exploration of the Moon, NASA, SELENE, Atlas V, Moon landing, Lunar Precursor Robotic Program, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration