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U.S. successful at lunar orbit with LRO spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-23 07:41:34
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the necessary maneuvers for insertion into orbit about the Moon. NASA confirms its preliminary lunar orbit at 6:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-23 07:41:34
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the necessary maneuvers for insertion into orbit about the Moon. NASA confirms its preliminary lunar orbit at 6:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
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U.S. Moon exploration begins with LRO/LCROSS liftoff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-19 09:24:13
The NASA LRO/LCROSS mission lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, at 5:32 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009, for its robotic mission to the Moon. The lunar mission will collect more data about the Moon than any other previous mission, and it is the first U.S. unmanned lunar mission of the 21st century, leading to the NASA manned missions of the Constellation program.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-19 09:24:13
The NASA LRO/LCROSS mission lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, at 5:32 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009, for its robotic mission to the Moon. The lunar mission will collect more data about the Moon than any other previous mission, and it is the first U.S. unmanned lunar mission of the 21st century, leading to the NASA manned missions of the Constellation program.
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Same old fuel leak delays Endeavour again
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-17 08:13:15
On June 17, 2009, NASA was again forced to postpone the launch of its STS-127 mission to complete the Japanese Kibo laboratory on the Space Station because of a gaseous hydrogen leak outside of its external tank. No liftoff until at least July 11.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-17 08:13:15
On June 17, 2009, NASA was again forced to postpone the launch of its STS-127 mission to complete the Japanese Kibo laboratory on the Space Station because of a gaseous hydrogen leak outside of its external tank. No liftoff until at least July 11.
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Japanese Kaguya seen crashing into Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-15 08:57:23
AT 3:25 a.m. Japanese time (1825 GMT) the Kaguya spacecraft made a controlled hard crash onto the Moon ending a successful mission to comprehensively map the lunar surface. It was seen on Earth by professional and amateur astronomers.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-15 08:57:23
AT 3:25 a.m. Japanese time (1825 GMT) the Kaguya spacecraft made a controlled hard crash onto the Moon ending a successful mission to comprehensively map the lunar surface. It was seen on Earth by professional and amateur astronomers.
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NASA delays next shuttle mission at least 4 days
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-13 08:43:22
Because of a leaky hydrogen vent system, NASA mission managers were forced to postpone the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-13 08:43:22
Because of a leaky hydrogen vent system, NASA mission managers were forced to postpone the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew.
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