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2009 The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/LCROSS is launched by NASA to probe the Moon

2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit

2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches

1992 Pioneer Venus Orbiter (1st Venus orbiter-1978), crashes into Venus

1983 Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden

1983 Columbia moves to Orbiter Processing Facility

1982 Orbiter Challenger (OV-099) rolled out at Palmdale

1975 Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101)

1967 U.S.'s Lunar Orbiter 5 launched; enters lunar orbit Aug 5

1967 Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by U.S.; begins orbiting Moon May 7

1967 U.S. launches Lunar Orbiter 3

1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 reaches 196-1871 km around Moon

1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US

1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched

1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7 degrees N 162 degrees E

1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon

1966 1st U.S. lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon

1966 1st lunar orbiter launched by U.S.

1966 U.S. launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon

1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter


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