Tuesday, June 23, 2009

NASA returns to the moon--first image from lunar mission

Fly me to the moon, we said--and NASA complied. Shown here--the first live streaming image from LCROSS, taken early today from slightly more than 5,000 miles above the lunar surface. LCROSS is one half of a paired robotic mission that will scout ahead for planned manned lunar missions. The LRO will orbit the moon; LCROSS and an upper stage are intended to study the moon, then crash into the

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