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<p> </p><p>I first read about this at SDC.</p><p>Rumor has it that the Lunar Recon Orbiter has been bumped for another launch from KSC. That payload will use the ride...an Atlas V...that had been scheduled for LRO. NASA hasn't confirmed so it may be a rumor. However, some folks at Ames have been notified of the shift. </p><p>All in all it looks like it definitely won't be flying til Feb/Mar 2009.</p><p>The probe was to be the first in a fleet of robotic explorers to help look at resources for future human explorers. LCross will actually impact on the lunar surface with the debris plume analyzed by space and ground-based scopes. </p><p>Oh well, in some ways a delay may give them more time for check-out, altho last I heard that was going pretty well.</p><p><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-frown.gif" border="0" alt="Frown" title="Frown" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>