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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.

Launch Photos! NASA's LADEE Moon Dust Mission Blasts Off (Gallery)

A Minotaur V rocket carrying NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) lifts off from at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

September 7th, 2013

See photos of NASA's LADEE moon dust mission to probe the lunar atmosphere as the probe launches toward the moon from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Sept. 6, 2013.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Photos: NASA's LADEE Moon Dust Mission In Pictures

Full-Size Model of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer

September 6th, 2013

See photos and images from NASA's LADEE mission to study moon dust and the lunar atmosphere like never before. The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer launches in 2013 to probe the moon's tenuous atmosphere.

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.