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NASA’s LRO Snaps a Rare Photo of a Bizarre Spacecraft Speeding at 11,500 KM/H over the Moon’s Orbit — We Finally Know What It Is

In a rare cosmic alignment, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter(LRO) successfully captured images of South Korea’s Danuri ...
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LRO Sends Back Images of Apollo Lunar Module Hardware On The Moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon’s ...
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Changing LRO Faces Pivotal Decision in May

With the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project facing a pivotal decision milestone in May, recent changes intended to reduce the complexity of the mission — and also add some new features to the ...
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LRO spots Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander on the moon

The successful placement of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the Moon’s surface has been confirmed by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The private spacecraft, part of NASA’s Commercial ...
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NASA's LRO views impact site of HAKUTO-R mission 1 moon lander

The ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander was launched on Dec. 11, 2022, a privately funded spacecraft planned to land on the lunar surface. After a several-month journey to the moon, the spacecraft ...
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NASA’s LRO Spacecraft Sends First Lunar Images to Earth

GREENBELT, Md. — NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23. The spacecraft has two cameras — a low resolution Wide Angle Camera ...