&quot;SMART-1&quot; at &quot;gateway&quot; to the moon
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After a 13-month journey, a tiny spacecraft the size of a washing machine, driven by &quot;Star Trek&quot; technology, will begin to orbit the moon on Monday night.
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A fuel-efficient, compact spacecraft has made it into lunar orbit, signaling Europe's first successful mission to the moon and putting the inexpensive probe on course to study the lunar surface, officials said Tuesday.
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Paris - Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon, the unmanned probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
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Scientists are taking extra care to ensure the landing of Cassiniâs Huygens probe on a moon in January. Scientists studying Saturn with the Cassini spacecraft have tweaked their planned route, an effort
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A sophisticated autopilot system that could play a vital role in missions to the moon or Mars will be tested this week during a $100 million demonstration 500 miles above Earth.
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PACKING a revolutionary engine that one day may send a robot scout into deep space, Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon enters a key phase on Monday when the cube-shaped spacecraft is injected into lunar orbit.
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A tiny craft powered by `Star Trek&#39; technology is standing at the &quot;gateway&quot; to the moon - and a landmark date in the history of European space exploration.
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A device developed in Boulder has been selected by NASA to fly aboard a $400 million lunar-mapping mission set for launch in 2008.
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The Huygens probe appears to be on the right course after being unleashed on its journey to Saturn&#39;s largest moon Titan, says the US space agency (Nasa).
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By DAVID McHUGH  DARMSTADT, Germany - The SMART-1 spacecraft sent back an unexpectedly rich data haul that could shed light on the moon's origins and evolution before its three-year voyage ended in a planned crash on the lunar surface, European space scientists said Monday.
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The first landing by a manmade space probe on the moon of another planet is set to happen. Europe&#39;s &quot;Huygens&quot; probe has separated successfully from its US-built mother ship &quot;Cassini&quot; and is cruising toward Titan, Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon.
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Time was you could get to the moon in a few days, and you can still do it if you have a really big rocket. But SMART-1, a washing machine-size spacecraft carrying an experimental engine, has taken the long way around.
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PARIS - Europe&#39;s dishwasher-sized spacecraft has entered a lunar orbit. The unmanned mission is the continent&#39;s first voyage to the moon.
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By Scott, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 11--When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of the space program. One of my earliest memories was watching Apollo 11 land on the moon.
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Europe&#39;s unmanned space probe has successfully entered its first orbit of the Moon, spiraling closer to the lunar surface on a journey that began more than 13 months ago, the European Space Agency said on its Web site.
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European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night.
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Europeâs first mission to the moon is just days away from its goal after taking the slow boat from Earth more than a year ago. The spacecraft, dubbed SMART-1, will make its first close pass by the moon on the evening of Nov.