ESA celebrates SMART's lunar smash
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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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Europe's lunar satellite, the Smart 1 probe, ends its mission by crashing onto the Moon's surface.
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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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Right up to its final orbits, SMART-1 continued delivering valuable data, extending the mission's legacy as a technology and scientific success.
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La sonda europea era stata lanciata il 27 settembre 2003Ha sperimentato tecnologie avanzatissime                                                  Smart-1 si Ã¨ schiantata sulla Luna Conclusa una missione di 16 mesi
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By FERGUS SHEPPARD  EUROPE'S first lunar mission ended its three years in space yesterday with a controlled and spectacular crash on the Moon, slamming into the planet's surface at 4,500mph and creating a flash visible to astronomers on Earth.
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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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The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on November 16, 2004.
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Nearly 40 years after US and Soviet space probes orbited the moon, the European Space Agency has put its own satellite into lunar orbit.
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A dishwasher-sized spacecraft on Europe's first mission to the moon was set to enter lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space, the European Space Agency said.
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London - Europe âs first lunar spacecraft SMART-1 is set to move into orbit around the Moon on Monday the 15 November 2004 . The craft has already reached the âgatewayâ of the Moon, the area where from its gravity dominates the Earth.
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On a day of stunning news including moonbase plans and new orbital
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The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so. &quot;Europe has arrived at the Moon, we&#39;re in lunar orbit,&quot; said Professor David Southwood, director of science for the European Space Agency (Esa).
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Selene satellite launched by Japan in most ambitious mission to moon since US Apollo flights.
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European spacecraft Smart is set to enter into orbit around the Moon on Monday.
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By David McHugh< Associated Press  DARMSTADT, Germany - Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.
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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.