Slowly but Cheaply, a New Way to the 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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When the space station passes across the Sun or moon, the scene offers an interesting demonstration of how planet hunter's look for new candidates by measuring the periodic dimming of a parent star.
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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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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.
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If Dr. Barth Green had his way, there would be no space program. His idea of a moon-shot is curing paralysis, and while he's at it, poverty.
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The first European spacecraft to be sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, according to the European Space Agency. The SMART-1 spacecraft has reached its closest point from the moon so far, coming within 5,000 kilometres of the lunar surface.
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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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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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After separation, Huygens will head on a non-powered trajectory that will take it to Titan on January 15, where parachutes will slow its descent onto the moon&#39;s surface.
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Looks like the Way Forward will be a low-frills ride.
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Europeâs first lunar spacecraft, SMART-1, has successfully cruised into orbit around the Moon. It entered orbit late on Monday, while making its closest approach so far - passing about 5000 kilometres above the lunar surface.
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DARMSTADT, Germany: Europe's first spacecraft to the moon ended its three-year mission yesterday with a planned crash on the lunar surface, hitting its target at 2 kilometres per second, or 7,200 kilometres per hour.
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LOS ANGELES -- Just a few years ago, the idea of bankrolling starry-eyed ventures to fly ordinary people into space was laughed off as science fiction.
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Europe&#39;s SMART-1 robotic probe has arrived after taking a long and spiraling road to reach its lunar destination. Launched by an Ariane 5 booster in late September 2003, the
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Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare, but ground controllers made a last-minute course correction early Saturday that kept the craft from hitting the surface earlier than planned.
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MUMBAI: Here&#39;s to one significant step that may translate into a giant leap for India&#39;s moon mission. In a departure from the earlier plan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided that its
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Manned space-travel enthusiasts hope to salvage planned trips to the moon and beyond, which are quickly taking a back seat to more earthly matters amid market meltdowns.