First ASA Mission To Moon In A Decade NASA launched an Atlas V heavy lifter rocket carrying two lunar spacecraft, the first U.S. moon mission in a decade and a happy event for an agency gamely facing challenges. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, survived the launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and deployed its solar array. Communications between the LRO and the ground were established after it separated from the rocket, and systems were powered up to…
Double Lunar Craft Launched On Atlas V From Cape Canaveral Air Force Base;
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