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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees GRAIL's Explosive Farewell
03.19.13 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has imaged the final resting places on the moon of both of NASA's GRAIL spacecraft.
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Moon, Mars Science Conference Events to Be Streamed
03.15.13 - Science conference briefings to be held next week in Houston will be streamed live online.
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NASA's GRAIL Lunar Impact Site Named for Sally Ride
12.17.12 - NASA has named the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon Monday in honor of the late astronaut Sally K. Ride, who was America's first woman in space and a member of the probes' mission team.
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NASA GRAIL Twins Complete Their Moon Impact
12.17.12 - Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have received confirmation that the twin GRAIL spacecraft have, as planned, completed their impact into the moon.
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NASA to Provide Commentary as Grail Moon Mission Ends
12.14.12 - NASA will provide live commentary of the scheduled lunar surface impacts of its twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft beginning at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST) Monday, Dec. 17.
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Rocket Burn Sets Stage for Dynamic Moon Duos' Impact
12.14.12 - The lunar twins of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission have each completed a rocket burn that has sealed their fate.
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NASA Probes Prepare for Mission-Ending Moon Impact
12.13.12 - Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more about the internal structure and composition of the moon are being prepared for their controlled descent and impact on a mountain near the moon's north pole at about 2:28 p.m. PST (5:28 p.m. EST) Monday, Dec. 17.
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NASA to Host Dec.13 Telecon on Twin Probes Moon Impact
08.31.12 - NASA will host a media teleconference at 10:30 a.m. PST (1:30 p.m. EST) Thursday, Dec. 13, to provide an overview of events leading up to twin spacecraft being commanded to impact the moon's surface on Dec. 17 at approximately 2:28 p.m. PST (5:28 p.m. EST).
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NASA's GRAIL Creates Most Accurate Moon Gravity Map
12.05.12 - Twin NASA probes orbiting Earth's moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body.
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NASA's GRAIL Moon Twins Begin Extended Mission Science
08.31.12 - NASA's twin, lunar-orbiting Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft began data collection for the start of the mission's extended operations.
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Experience Robotic Space Travel With NASA 3-D App
07.11.12 - A NASA-created application that brings some of the agency's robotic spacecraft to life in 3-D now is available for free on the iPhone and iPad.
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Lunar Spacecraft Complete Prime Mission Ahead of Schedule
05.29.12 - A NASA mission to study the moon from crust to core has completed its prime mission earlier than expected.
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Flying Formation - Around the Moon at 3,600 MPH
03.27.12 - GRAIL spacecraft take the act of precision flying to the moon.
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NASA GRAIL Returns First Student-Selected Moon Images
03.22.12 - One of two NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed back the first student-requested pictures of the lunar surface from its onboard camera.
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NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Begin Collecting Data
03.07.12 - NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft orbiting the moon officially have begun their science collection phase.
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NASA Mission Returns First Video From Moon's Far Side
02.01.12 - A camera aboard one of NASA's twin GRAIL lunar spacecraft returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon.
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Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft
01.17.11 - Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the moon New Year's Eve and New Year's Day have new names, thanks to elementary students in Bozeman, Mont.
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NASA and Students to Announce Names for Moon Probes
01.12.12 - NASA will host a news conference at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST), on Tuesday, Jan. 17, to announce the names selected from a nationwide student contest for twin spacecraft that will study the moon in unprecedented detail.
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NASA's Twin Grail Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit
01.01.12 - The second of NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now in lunar orbit.
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First of NASA's GRAIL Spacecraft Enters Moon Orbit
12.31.11 - The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit.