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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is up and out. Its mission is similar to that of the Surveyor missions of the early 60’s. You wouldn’t think we would be needing to do this again, but it is looking for safe places for future manned missions to land. The exciting part is that it will also be seeking out any potential for much needed resources like water trapped in permanently shaded areas in the polar regions. Not having to pack your water bottles for a long Lunar mission would be a big plus.

The best part is that LRO will observe LCROSS smash into the moon and make a big mess in October.

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One Response to “Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch”

  1. Gordan Says:
    June 20th, 2009 at 11:20 am

    You just gotta love the Atlas V. Probably the best all-round vehicle the U.S. fleet has.

    Oh, and the irony of it now riding on a Russian engine when the very purpose of the historical Atlas ICBM was to drop nuclear weapons on those very same Russians.

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