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European space probe Smart-1 has arrived to the Moon

Rome, Italy - ESA programmed its impact on the lunar ground that happened yesterday morning at the speed of 7200 kilometers per hour

At the 7:42am of yesterday morning the European Space Agency (ESA) has put its sign on lunar ground: the space probe Smart-1, since 16 months in lunar orbit has landed on Moon at a speed of 2 kilometers per second, 7200 kilometers per hour. The first European probe sent to the Moon was departed from the space center of Kourou in September 28, 2003, in November 2004 had set up on the lunar orbit, and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 148092
Rome, Italy, 09/04/2006 15:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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