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  • Lunar Exploration Missions Roll to Pad for Thursday Launch

    NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, rolled aboard their Atlas V rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Wednesday morning in preparation for launch on Thursday.

  • NASA Sets Lunar Spacecraft Launch Coverage Events

    NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, spacecraft are set to launch together to the moon aboard an Atlas V rocket on June 17.

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    NASA Ames Hosts Screening Event for Launch to the Moon

    Come see a live broadcast of the launch of NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and hear presentations from NASA experts on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

  • LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) impact artwork

    NASA Outlines Plans for Lunar Exploration Missions

    NASA's return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth's nearest neighbor.

  • LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) impact artwork

    NASA Opens Media Accreditation for Moon Missions

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, missions to the moon arepreparing for launch. The missions are targeted to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V rocket no earlier than June 17, 2009, at 6:51 p.m. PDT.

  • LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) impact artwork

    Lunar Satellite Missions Briefing Scheduled

    News media are invited to participate in a televised news briefing with panelists in Washington D.C. at 1 p.m. PDT on Thursday, May 21, about two upcoming lunar missions scheduled to launch in June that mark the beginning of a journey to better understand the moon.

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    NASA Moon Mission Brings Divergent Passions Together

    Growing up in the rural Appalachian foothills of the Ohio Valley, John Marmie developed a passion for music. When he combined that passion with his enthusiasm for space exploration, he was inspired to write an original song, 'Water on the Moon.'

  • Engineers at Northrop Grumman check final paperwork in preparation for shipment of the LCROSS spacecraft to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA, courtesy of Northrop Grumman.

    NASA Mission To Seek Water Ice on Moon Heads to Florida for Launch

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, is enroute from Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, Calif., to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for a spring launch.

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    NASA Selects Teams for Moon Impact Observation Campaign

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has selected four teams to observe the impact of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, with the lunar surface during the mission's search for water ice on the moon.

  • Mosaic of 699 images of a candidate impact site on the moon's south pole. The image was collected on Nov. 7, 2008 using the NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) located atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.

    NASA Developing Plans to Capture Lunar Impacts

    A team of scientists, led by Diane Wooden of NASA’s Ames Research Center has created a detailed mosaic image of the moon’s south pole to help observe the dual impacts of the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission.

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    NASA Seeks Amateur Astronomers for Lunar Observations

    The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Observation Campaign is seeking assistance from amateurs to develop a library of digital images of the lunar poles under varying phase and librations.

  • Petroglyph of a Polynesian double-hulled canoe found on the Big Island of Hawaii. These canoes were the vessels used to explore the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Jonas Dino

    NASA Challenges Students to Follow Path of Ancient Explorers

    The NASA LCROSS mission and NASA Quest are inviting students in grades 5-8 to participate in part one of the NASA Quest Challenge: "Exploration Through Navigation." The challenge, "How will you stay on course?"

  • A young guest at Family Night creates a 'dirty snowball' with dry ice, water, organic material and dirt. These components are what scientists believe comets are made of. Photo Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / Eric James

    Enthusiastic Crowd Enjoys 'Return to the Moon Family Night'

    Thousands of moon enthusiasts of all ages gathered at NASA's Ames Research Center on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 to partake in NASA Ames’ second 'Return to the Moon Family Night.'

  • MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.

    Moon-Bound Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.

  • Students working in the GAVRT control room

    Mom, Dad, It's Not a Joke, I'm Working a NASA Mission to the Moon

    Students in the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) program will get hands-on experience with NASA's Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite.

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    NASA Taps Astronomy Community to Help Search for Lunar Water

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - News media are invited to attend a briefing from 12 p.m. to 12:30 noon PST Friday, Feb. 29 in Building 943 at NASA's Ames Research Center about the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, and the mission's participatory emphasis.

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    NASA's Quest to Find Water on the Moon Moves Closer to Launch

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.

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    Thousands Expected at NASA Ames for 'Return to Moon Family Night'

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - NASA's Ames Research Center will host a "Return to the Moon Family Night" Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, where visitors can hear scientists speak about NASA's lunar exploration goals, view the moon through telescopes and participate in many other activities.

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    New NASA Ames Spacecraft to Look for Ice at Lunar South Pole

    NASA today announced that a small, 'secondary payload' spacecraft, to be developed by a team at NASA Ames Research Center, has been selected to travel to the moon to look for precious water ice at the lunar south pole in October 2008.