Events tagged with "lcross"

Historical Events tagged with "lcross"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Space Exploration

NASA's Lunar Impact Test Success

October 9th, 2009 15 years ago

NASA successfully conducted its Lunar Precursor Robotic Program, impacting the lunar surface with the LCROSS mission. The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched a projectile into the Moon's Cabeus crater to search for water ice. This mission was part of a broader initiative to prepare for future human exploration by gathering data about the Moon's resources.