LCROSS Completes Swing-By of the Moon

Following the successful orbital insertion of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) space probe on a trajectory around the Moon yesterday, NASA announced that the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) also successfully completed the most important part of its early flight s... [ read more >> ]

LRO and LCROSS aboard their Atlas V delivery system, taking off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida

Image comment: LRO and LCROSS aboard their Atlas V delivery system, taking off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida
Image credits: NASA / Tom Farrar

LRO and LCROSS aboard their Atlas V delivery system, taking off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida