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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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| This December 1972 photo of the moon was taken by the astronauts aboard Apollo 17 as they flew back to Earth. Americans have been the only people to walk on the moon. |
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Speaking: Andrew Chaikin
Photo Credit: NASA, Audio Credit: Quinn Bowman |
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