NASA picks Atlas V for '08 moon mission

A Lockheed Martin Atlas V will launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft mission to the moon from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 41 in late 2008 following NASA's selection of the launcher over the Boeing Delta IV. The flight will use an Atlas V 401 configuration with no solid rocket...

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