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The Space Review: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: the cornerstone of the vision: "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: the cornerstone of the vision
by Taylor Dinerman
Monday, April 26, 2004
Scheduled to be launched sometime in 2008, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project is quickly approaching the point where some basic decisions have to be made. Given the time it takes for missions such as the LRO to be designed, built, tested, and certified, the need to get the requirements right, and to do so fast, is an early test of Code T and Admiral Steidle�s ability to change the way things get done at NASA."
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