NASA launches unmanned moon shot, first in decade
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 00:35
in Astronomy & Space
(AP) -- NASA launched its first moon shot in a decade Thursday, sending up a pair of unmanned science probes that will help determine where astronauts could land and set up camp in years to come.
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