 "LRO enters the Thermal Vacuum Chamber")
LRO's Project Site
LCROSS Web Site
Top Story
Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test
This video shows the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter entering the Thermal Vacuum Chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
> View video NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
The spacecraft, built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has been lifted into a four-story thermal vacuum chamber there for a test that will last approximately five weeks. Once sealed in the chamber, the satellite will undergo a series of tests that simulate the space environment it will encounter when it orbits the moon.
During the tests, NASA engineers will operate the spacecraft to ensure it is performing as planned. The project also will conduct mission simulations to further train and develop the team that will operate the spacecraft.
> Read more
This video shows the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter entering the Thermal Vacuum Chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center> View video NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
The spacecraft, built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has been lifted into a four-story thermal vacuum chamber there for a test that will last approximately five weeks. Once sealed in the chamber, the satellite will undergo a series of tests that simulate the space environment it will encounter when it orbits the moon.
During the tests, NASA engineers will operate the spacecraft to ensure it is performing as planned. The project also will conduct mission simulations to further train and develop the team that will operate the spacecraft.
> Read more
News and Features
-
Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
-
LRO and the Search for Water
In fact, scientists have discovered evidence for water or hydrogen, a component of water, in special places on the moon.
-
Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) to the Moon
Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible.
 "Man with sextant"){kind=tracking}
 "Artist concept of lunar crater with safe landing sites highlighted")
){kind=link}