NASA Set To Launch LRO June 17

NASA is set to launch its long-awaited Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter June 17, carrying synthetic aperture radar (SAR) similar to one that already is returning tantalizing data from its perch on India's Chandrayaan 1 lunar orbiter. The LRO and its piggyback Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) impactor are ready to blast off on an Atlas V as early as 3:51 p.m. EDT, with