LRO, LCROSS Liftoff on Lunar Journey

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite are bound for the moon after a flawless liftoff Thursday, June 18, 2009, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite are bound for the moon after a flawless liftoff Thursday, June 18, 2009, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)