<![CDATA[Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11]]>

1.0 link 218234 <![CDATA[Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-goldstein/yesterdays-launch-of-the_b_218234.html Yesterday (Thursday, June 18) the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and will reach the Moon next Tuesday, June 23. LRO is a robotic mission that will pave the way for humans to return to the lunar surface. It's also a timely teachable moment in the news for another reason--

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