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NASA Lunar Spacecraft Ships South in Preparation for Launch
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is prepared and crated for its trip to the Kennedy Space Center on the morning of February 11. Credit: NASA/Andy Freeberg
> View related video NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft was loaded on a truck February 11 to begin its two-day journey to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"This is the culmination of four years of hard work by everyone on the LRO Project," said Cathy Peddie, LRO deputy project manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "LRO now begins its launch site processing, where it will be prepped for integration with our sister mission LCROSS, and eventually encapsulated in the Atlas V for its journey to the moon."
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is prepared and crated for its trip to the Kennedy Space Center on the morning of February 11. Credit: NASA/Andy Freeberg> View related video NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft was loaded on a truck February 11 to begin its two-day journey to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"This is the culmination of four years of hard work by everyone on the LRO Project," said Cathy Peddie, LRO deputy project manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "LRO now begins its launch site processing, where it will be prepped for integration with our sister mission LCROSS, and eventually encapsulated in the Atlas V for its journey to the moon."
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LRO Ships South for Launch Prep
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was loaded on a truck February 11 to begin its two-day journey to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch.
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Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
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