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National Briefing | Space and Technology: Mission to Measure and Map the Moon Begins

Jun. 19, 2009
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a mission of measuring and mapping the Moon.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler