LRO Being Prepped

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter program is eyeing a launch between Thanksgiving and year-end. Final integration of the spacecraft’s instruments is underway at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., with thermal-vacuum and vibro-acoustic testing scheduled to begin in July.

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