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SMART-1 has anniversary, prepares for lunar orbit

The European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft has celebrated one year in space and is preparing to enter a lunar orbit in mid-November, ESA said Sept. 27. SMART-1, Europe's first lunar probe, was launched Sept. 27, 2003 by Arianespace, on a booster that also carried the e-Bird and INSAT-3E...

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