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What Is Orion?

Artist's version of Orion in lunar orbit
06.30.09

NASA's new spacecraft will fly astronauts to the moon.

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What Is LRO?

A drawing of the LRO spacecraft in orbit
06.23.09

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is NASA's first step toward returning humans to the moon.

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What's the Scoop on Soil?

A cartoon of three children studying the dirt in a hole dug in a grassy area
06.23.09

You can learn a lot by seeing and touching soil.

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    Submit your name to be included on a microchip that will be sent to Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch in 2011.

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    Scientists want students to send in rocks to help them understand the red planet.

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    NASA Solar System Ambassadors are planning education events at local venues across the United States. Visit the site for a calendar of events.

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