NASA's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes launched aboard an Atlas V rocket at 4:05 a.m.
August 30, 2010 after a smooth countdown at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Out in Deep Space, New Horizons Successfully Practices the 2015 Pluto Encounter
MESSENGER Completes Its 1,000th Orbit of Mercury
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MESSENGER Mission Receives Prestigious IAA Award
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has awarded its 2012 Laurels for Team Achievement to the team leading NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission to the innermost planet.
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