European probe to enter lunar orbit
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LONDON - A spacecraft the size of a washing machine and driven by a revolutionary ion motor will begin a braking sequence on Monday that should make it the first European mission to enter lunar orbit.
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PARIS The first European spacecraft sent to the Moon has entered orbit there, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. The SMART-1 spacecraft reached its closest point to the Moon so far, coming within 5,000
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&#39;Europeâs first lunar spacecraft is set to go into orbit around the Moon on Monday. SMART-1 has already reached the âgatewayâ to the Moon, the region where its gravity starts to dominate that of the Earth.
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China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday, the first step in an ambitious 10-year plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to earth.
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China will launch its first lunar probe this week in a key step toward building the basis for future space exploration, an official said Monday.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon has arrived and begun orbiting, 14 months after its launch from French Guiana. European Space Agency officials confirmed Tuesday the SMART-1 spacecraft reached
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The European space agency is celebrating the successful launch of its probe to Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan. The Huygens probe was launched from the NASA spacecraft Cassini which was orbiting Saturn and is due to reach Titan in mid-January.
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Deep impact? Europe's first lunar probe made its crash landing yesterday in the Moon's Lake of Excellence region at 0542 GMT (0642 BST).â¦
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A space probe using ``revolutionary&#39;&#39; ion engine technology today will make its closest pass yet to the Moon as scientists maneuver it into an orbit from where it will study the Earth&#39;s satellite, the European Space Agency said.
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The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday.
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PARIS, France -- Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon has successfully entered lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space.
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In a matter of days the European Space Agency&#39;s (ESA) SMART-1 spacecraft will enter orbit around the Moon. It will adjust its position and prepare for the scientific investigation of the lunar surface that will begin in January.
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Europe's first moon probe signed off its  mission on schedule by crashing into the lunar surface on  Sunday, completing a project scientists hope will tell them  more about the moon's origin.
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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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Europe&#39;s first Moon probe, SMART-1, was put into its lunar orbit on Monday evening as planned, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced here Tuesday.
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British and U.S. scientists said Friday they were exploring plans for a joint lunar mission that would use an orbiter to fire missile-like penetrators into the moon's surface.
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THE European space probe Huygens is headed for a historic up-close encounter with Titan, one of Saturn&#39;s moons and the only body in the solar system with an atmosphere resembling Earth&#39;s.