Lunar Prospector prepared for mating to TLI module

[KSC-97PC-1802]

  • Photo Number: KSC-97PC-1802

  • Release Date: 18-Dec-1997

  • Keywords: PAYLOAD,prospector
    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Lunar Prospector is prepared for mating to the Trans Lunar Injection module of the spacecraft, seen in the background, at Astrotech, a commercial payload processing facility, in Titusville, Fla. The small robotic spacecraft, to be launched for NASA on an Athena II launch vehicle by Lockheed Martin, is designed to provide the first global maps of the Moon's surface compositional elements and its gravitational and magnetic fields. The launch of Lunar Prospector is scheduled for Jan. 5, 1998 at 8:31 p.m.

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