LADEE Mission
NASA's LADEE mission investigated the Moon's thin exosphere and dust environment from low lunar orbit while demonstrating a modular spacecraft bus and lunar laser communications.
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Identity
- Aliases
- LADEELunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer mission
- Name
- LADEE Mission
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- NASA's LADEE mission investigated the Moon's thin exosphere and dust environment from low lunar orbit while demonstrating a modular spacecraft bus and lunar laser communications.
- Destination
- Moon
- End Date
- 2014-04-18
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- LADEE completed its primary and extended lunar investigations and intentionally impacted the Moon on 18 April 2014.
- Start Date
- 2013-09-07
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ladee/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:35:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:35:53 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Programs
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- Space Stations
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- Vehicles