The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft awaits spin balance testing, conducted to ensure stability during flight, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia July 10.
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft awaits spin balance testing, conducted to ensure stability during flight, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia July 10. LADEE is a robotic mission that will orbit the moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface and environmental influences on lunar dust. The Ames Research Center-led mission is scheduled to launch from Wallops Sept. 6, 2013, marking the first deep space mission to launch from Wallops as well as the first-ever Minotaur V launch.
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