Final Smart-1 Injection Burn is Flawless
Meanwhile, ESA's Smart-1 Moon probe completed a burn of its xenon-ion engine intended to nudge it into lunar orbit on Nov. 13. The third of three lunar resonance maneuvers designed to exploit the Moon's gravitational force, the burn will permit Smart-1 to reach its first perilune on Nov. 15. Once it...
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