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LOIRP inspires image on STS-130 patch

The image of Earth depicted in the patch is from LOIRP’s digitally reprocessed image of the first photograph of Earth taken from the moon by Lunar Orbiter I on August 23, 1966.

Images of Ancient well-preserved crater yield insights into Solar System Impact history

LROC cameras capture images of lunar “lava flow” that was actually formed by an asteroid or comet slamming into the Moon at hyper-velocity.

NASA Budget to fund robotic lunar exploration

NASA’s new budget includes robotic precursor missions to the moon

NASA budget changes moon plan

New budget gives NASA a $6 billion 5-year boost, aborts early attempts to return to the moon and turns over space transportation to commercial companies.

Did the Moon Form in Natural Nuclear Explosion?

According to a new theory of lunar formation the moon may have formed after the explosion of a runaway nuclear georeactor in the Earth’s mantle

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NASA to Establish Nationwide Lunar Science Institute press release
NASA has announced its intent to establish a new lunar science institute. This effort, with dispersed teams across the nation, will help lead the agency's research activities for future lunar science missions related to NASA's exploration goals.
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MAJOR NASA LUNAR PROBES
Historic information about Pioneer, Ranger, Surveyor, Lunar Orbitor, Clementine and Galileo
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World Book at NASA
Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the only astronomical body other than Earth ever visited by human beings. The moon is the brightest object in the night sky but gives off no light of its own. Instead, it reflects light from the sun. Like Earth and the rest of the solar system, the moon is about 4.6 billion years old.
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