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LADEE arrives at the Moon October 7, 2013 7:05 am SteveS

NASA’s LADEE spacecraft slipped into orbit around the moon Sunday, beginning a feverish four-month campaign to demonstrate a next-generation laser communications system and answer long-standing questions about the nature and origin of the tenuous lunar atmosphere.

The modest Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft, measuring about 7.7 feet tall and 4.7 feet in diameter, fired its liquid-fueled engine at 1057 GMT (6:57 a.m. EDT) for four minutes, allowing the moon’s gravity to capture it into a high-altitude orbit over the equator.

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Bummer that the NASA web sites are not working. Don’t understand that.

  • As it happens, a former, long time Zoner works on that project. (n/t) by podrock 2013-10-07 16:13:09
    • Well, I have to guess by SteveS 2013-10-07 16:52:28
      • The other Robert. by hank 2013-10-07 17:01:23
        • Ah by SteveS 2013-10-08 07:02:32
          • Good non-NASA coverage by ER 2013-10-08 10:29:19
            • Thanks by SteveS 2013-10-09 05:23:18

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