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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.
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Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) to the Moon
Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible.
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NASA Tests Moon Imaging Spacecraft at Goddard
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed the first round of environmental testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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The LRO/LCROSS Flight to the Moon
How to plan for a moon mission 101.
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A Lunar Resting Place
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team paid tribute to one of its members who passed away February 2007 by engraving an LRO reaction wheel in his honor.
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Send Your Name to the Moon Aboard LRO!
NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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New NASA Moon Mission Begins Integration of Science Instruments
Several instruments that will help NASA characterize the moon's surface have been installed on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Goddard Scientists to Hunt for Treasure on the Moon
NASA selected two proposals from Goddard researchers to assist with measurements the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will make.
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NASA Eyes Lunar Landing Site
NASA has obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region, with a resolution to 20 meters per pixel.
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Next Moon Mission Spacecraft Undergoing Critical Tests
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's next mission to the moon, is in the midst of integration and testing at Goddard Space Flight Center.