LRO On track for Lunar Rendezvous

3, 2, 1, Liftoff!
Image above: NASA's LRO and LCROSS spacecraft on top of the Atlas V rocket launch from Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Following a successful launch and separation on June 18, the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter is on schedule to reach the moon on June 23 at 5:43 a.m. EDT.
Photo: United Launch Alliance/Pat Corkery