Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter getting larger launch vehicle
NASA's 2008 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is switching from its originally intended Delta II launch vehicle to a larger rocket, according to Scott Horowitz, head of NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. NASA is making the switch because the Delta II rocket is spin-stabilized, and the design...
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