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15 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Moon Mapping Mission

15 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Moon Mapping Mission

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched together from Cape Canaveral Air Force, now Space Force, Station on June 18, 2009, atop an Atlas V launch vehicle. The primary mission of the LRO, managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, involved imaging the entire […]

Published by NASA on 06/18/2024

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