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Old June 23rd 09, 05:41 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Mark R. Whittington
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Default Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in Lunar Orbit

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has arrived in orbit around the
Moon. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched from the Kennedy
Space Center on June 18th as the latest unmanned space probe to
examine the lunar surface.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...ar.html?cat=15
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Old June 23rd 09, 06:44 PM posted to sci.space.policy
BradGuth
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Default Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in Lunar Orbit

On Jun 23, 9:41*am, "Mark R. Whittington"
wrote:
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has arrived in orbit around the
Moon. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched from the Kennedy
Space Center on June 18th as the latest unmanned space probe to
examine the lunar surface.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...reconnaissance...


Less than four days to lunar orbit is about right for a mission of
such minimal inert mass.

Not bad for essentially a two stage plus booster rocket deployment.

~ BG

 




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