LADEE Set to Enter Lunar Orbit on Oct. 3 in Midst of Government Shutdown

NASA's trailblazing LADEE lunar spacecraft is set to ignite its main engine and enter lunar orbit on Sunday morning, Oct. 3 – if all goes well – following the spectacular Sept. 6 night launch from NASA's Virginia spaceport. And in a happenstance no one could have foreseen, the critical engine firing comes smack in the […]