Monday, June 15, 2009

NASA uses Russian equipment to search for Moon water

NASA will launch two spacecraft to the Moon on Wednesday. One of them, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), will carry the Russian-made Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND). After making the four-day trip, it will orbit the Earth’s satellite at low altitude for about a year, making analyses to determine the presence of water. Then it will enter into a higher, more stable orbit,

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