Europe's Moon mission set to enter orbit

A dishwasher-sized spacecraft on Europe’s first mission to the moon was set to enter lunar orbit tonight, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space.

Europe's Moon mission set to enter orbit

A dishwasher-sized spacecraft on Europe’s first mission to the moon was set to enter lunar orbit tonight, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space.

The SMART-1 probe was to begin circling the moon sometime overnight in a new phase after spiralling around the Earth for more than a year, said European Space Agency spokesman Franco Bonacina in Paris.

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