LRO

China's Chang'e-3 Lander and Yutu Rover Are No Exception!
Jan 2, 2014
Not much on the Moon escapes the eyes of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and China's Chang'e-3 lander and Yutu rover are no exception! The pair touched down on the lunar surface on Dec. 14, and just over a week later on Dec. 25 LRO ...

Tags: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Chang'e-3 lander, Yutu rover
Orbiter's Laser Suggests 22% of Matter on Floor of Shackleton Crater Could Be Frozen Water
Jun 26, 2012
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's laser scanner suggests 22%of matter on floor of Shackleton crater could be frozen water. Pole hole:Shackleton crater at the moon's South Pole.NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter(LRO)spacecraft has ...

Tags: LRO, Laser Inspection, NASA, Shackleton crater, Moon Crater, laser scanner
Emcore Corp of Albuquerque Has Been Awarded a Solar Panel Manufacturing Contract
May 17, 2012
Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which makes components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets,has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL)for its Soil Moisture Active ...

Tags: Emcore, Solar panels, JPL, multi-junction solar cells