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Popular Science Recognizes LRO in 'Best of What's New'
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is cited as one of the best innovations in aviation in the December issue of Popular Science.
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LRO Helps LCROSS With Crater Selection; Will Observe Impact
LRO has made detailed observations to support the LCROSS selection of a lunar south pole crater for its October 9 impact.
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NASA Goddard Shoots the Moon to Track LRO
The laser ranging effort to track the LRO spacecraft produces distance measurements accurate to within about four inches over nearly 250,000 miles.
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LRO Early Results Press Conference
NASA showcased new images from LRO's seven instruments and provided updates about the topography of the moon's south pole during a news conference on Sept. 17, 2009.
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NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping of Moon's South Pole
NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.
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NASA And ISRO Satellites Perform In Tandem To Search For Ice On The Moon
NASA and ISRO will attempt a novel joint experiment that could yield more information on whether ice exists in a permanently shadowed crater near the north pole of the moon.
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The Ultimate Long Distance Communication
When NASA engineers designed the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), they knew it would need an extraordinary communications system.
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NASA Radar Tandem Searches For Ice On The Moon
With the Mini-RF instrument flying aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, the space agency now has two powerful tools searching for ice on the moon.
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NASA's LRO Spacecraft Sends First Lunar Images to Earth
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23.
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NASA Lunar Mission Successfully Enters Moon Orbit
After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon.
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NASA Returning to the Moon with First Lunar Launch in a Decade
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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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.
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JPL Instrument Set for Lunar Orbiter Mission
NASA is scheduled to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, an unmanned mission to comprehensively map the entire moon, tomorrow, June 18.
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Five Things About LRO
If you have never heard of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), here are five quick things you should know.
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Visit from Apollo Astronaut
Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt visited NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on June 3 and met with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team members.
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NASA Details Plans for Robotic Moon 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.
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LRO to Help Astronauts Survive in Infinity
On the moon we will develop technologies to survive in space, because the moon presents the same challenges we will encounter throughout the universe.
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LRO Ships South for Launch Prep
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was loaded on a truck February 11 to begin its two-day journey to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch.
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Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
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LRO and the Search for Water
In fact, scientists have discovered evidence for water or hydrogen, a component of water, in special places on the moon.