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Posted: June 18, 2009 |
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NASA sent its first rocket to the moon in a decade Thursday, launching a pair of unmanned science probes designed to search for hidden ice and possible landing sites. Andrew Chaikin, author of "Voices From the Moon," discusses why we study the moon and describes the new NASA mission, which is part of a plan to establish a lunar base by 2020.
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Produced by: Quinn Bowman |
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| Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan test drives a Lunar Rover Vehicle. Equipment later loaded onto the LRV included a ground-controlled television assembly, a lunar communications relay unit and other scientific gear. |
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Speaking: Andrew Chaikin
Photo Credit: NASA, Audio Credit: Quinn Bowman |
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