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Latest News About NASA's Grail Moon Gravity Mission

NASA's twin Grail spacecraft will orbit the moon to study the lunar gravity field. The two lunar satellites are intended to improve scientific understanding of the moon’s formation and evolution.
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NASA Moon Probe Performs 1st Big Maneuver of Lunar Trek
LADEE Fires Thrusters Artist's Concept
September 13th, 2013
Friday the 13th is a lucky day for NASA's newest moon probe. Today (Sept. 13), NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft performed the first of three major burns expected to send the probe into orbit around the moon.
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Meet LADEE, NASA's Next Moon Probe: Small Probe, Big Science (Photo)
Full-Size Model of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
September 6th, 2013
NASA's next moon-bound probe may look small in person, but it's responsible for potentially answering some big moon mysteries.
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NASA's New Moon Probe In Fine Shape On Lunar Trek
LADEE Above the Lunar Surface Artist's Concept
September 11th, 2013
After a flawless launch from Virginia's eastern shore, NASA's next moon probe is looking good on its way to lunar orbit.
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Moon Pies for Sale at NASA LADEE Lunar Launch (Photo)
LADEE-themed Moon Pies stacked up at the Wallops Flight Facility's visitor center. Image released Sept. 6, 2013.
September 6th, 2013
Launching a probe to the moon can be a sweet experience for scientists that have spent years developing a spacecraft, and visitors to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility can get a taste of the exciting moment themselves.
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LADEE Moon Probe's Minotaur V Rocket Up Close (Photo)
Miriam Kramer and Minotaur V Rocket Carrying LADEE Mission
September 6th, 2013
There isn't anything else quite like standing in front of a brand new rocket before it launches.
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NASA Moon Probe Launches Friday Night: How to Watch
LADEE and the Moon Artist's Concept
September 3rd, 2013
NASA's next mission to the moon is expected to liftoff from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Friday (Sept. 6), but you don't need to be there to watch it live.
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NASA Spacecraft Cruising to Moon With Novel Design
LADEE Fires Thrusters Artist's Concept
September 9th, 2013
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) launched toward the moon Friday (Sept. 6) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff. The mission, which is aimed at exploring long-standing mysteries of the moon's atmosphere and lunar dust, is also the fir
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NASA's Moon Probe Launch Friday Visible from US East Coast
This NASA map shows the regions of visibility for the LADEE moon probe launch from Wallops Island, Va., on Sept. 6, 2013 at 11:27 p.m. EDT (0327 GMT).
September 5th, 2013
Skywatchers on the U.S. East Coast on Friday night(Sept. 6) have a good chance of seeing NASA's new moon probe launch into space from Virginia's Eastern Shore. The LADEE moon probe launches at 11:27 p.m. EDT (0327 GMT) from Wallops Island.
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