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Old March 18th 11, 12:10 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Ken S. Tucker
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Default NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury

On Mar 17, 11:37 pm, Sam Wormley wrote:
NASA Science News for March 18, 2011

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury
at approximately 9 p.m. EDT on March 17th. This marks the first time a
spacecraft has orbited the solar system's innermost planet.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...11/18mar_orbit...


Congrads to NASA and America!!
Ken