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LRO launch windows chart SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: April 21, 2008 The following chart details the available launch dates for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in late 2008. An Atlas 5 rocket will launch the spacecraft from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on its mission to map the moon's surface. The TLI column in the chart indicates when the Trans-Lunar Injection occurs on each launch opportunity, followed by the column depicting how long the cruise to the moon will take.
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Current Shuttle Mission Patch The official embroidered patch for shuttle Endeavour's flight to finish building Japanese section of the space station. U.S. STOREWORLDWIDE STORE Hubble Patch  The official embroidered patch for mission STS-125, the space shuttle's last planned service call to the Hubble Space Telescope, is available for purchase.U.S. STOREWORLDWIDE STOREAres Patch  The Ares Project will develop two new rockets to launch astronauts back to the Moon under NASA's Vision for Exploration. The Ares 1 will employ a single space shuttle solid rocket booster to loft the Orion crew capsule. The gigantic Ares 5 will haul the equipment and cargo needed for such lunar voyages. This is the Ares emblem.U.S. STORE Project Orion  The Orion crew exploration vehicle is NASA's first new human spacecraft developed since the space shuttle a quarter-century earlier. The capsule is one of the key elements of returning astronauts to the Moon.U.S. STOREFallen Heroes Patch Collection  The official patches from Apollo 1, the shuttle Challenger and Columbia crews are available in the store.U.S. STOREWORLDWIDE STORE |
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