LRO/LCROSS Delayed Until Early 2009

LRO Launch Delayed to 2009, Aviation Week

“Launch of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the first robotic precursor mission under President Bush’s plan for moving human space exploration beyond Earth orbit, will be delayed until after Bush leaves office. Also delayed until late February or early March 2009 is the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), a piggyback payload added by Ames Research Center when LRO was upgraded to an Atlas V-class mission.”