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Friday, June 18, 2010

What Happened in Space News June 18

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter , an American project, was launched on June 18, 2009.

This is the first mission of NASA's Robotic Lunar Exploration Program, and is designed to map the surface of the Moon and characterize future landing sites in terms of terrain roughness, usable resources, and radiation environment.

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