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Nasa: Lro ed Lcross pronte al lancio

Cape Canaveral, Stati Uniti - Studieranno la Luna con una vasta gamma di strumenti

Dopo i ritardi dovuti ai problemi riscontrati dallo shuttle Endeavour (vedi AVIONEWS), è arrivato il giorno delle missioni lunari Lro (Lunar reconnaissance orbiter) ed Lcross (Lunar crater observation and sensing spacecraft). Le due navette sono infatti pronte sulla rampa di lancio 41, installate sul razzo lanciatore Atlas-V. Il decollo è previsto per questa sera, con tre orari possibili: 23:12, 2...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106003
Roma, Italia, 06/18/2009 14:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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