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Theme : Testings - Satellites - Probes - Rockets  (2314 images)

Title : The second stage of the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle2 (LMLV2) is mated to its

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(07/19/1997) --- The second stage of the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) is mated to its first stage at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The LMLV-2 will carry the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, scheduled to launch in October for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Information gathered during the mission will allow construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the moon and will improve our understanding of its origin, evolution, current state, and resources