Our World: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Our World: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Learn about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). As it orbits the moon for one year: LRO will collect moon temperatures, determine safe landing sites for future NASA missions, and more!
Instructionally Relevant
Some details are dated. This video describes NASA’s plans to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Since this production, LRO was successfully launched and continues to gather data, increasing our knowledge about the moon. For more information about LRO visit its mission page. Other plans to return to the moon discussed in this video never materialized, but the ideas and innovations considered for lunar exploration advanced technology.