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September 06, 2013

NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere
Wallops Island, United States / Virginia (AFP) Sept 07, 2013
NASA launched an unmanned spacecraft Friday that aims to study the Moon's atmosphere, the US space agency's third lunar probe in five years. Blazing a red path in the night sky, the spacecraft lifted off at 11:27 pm (Saturday 0327 GMT) aboard a converted Air Force ballistic missile known as the Minotaur V rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. "The spacecraft is in good health and a good orbit at this point," said NASA commentator George Diller about half an hour after the laun ... read more

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