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NASA spacecraft enters orbit around moon
Pasadena, Calif., Jan 1 (IBNS) The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit.NASA´s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft successfully completed its planned main engine burn at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST) today. As of 3 p.m. PST (6 p.m. EST), GRAIL-A is in a 56-mile (90-kilometer) by 5,197-mile (8,363-kilometer) orbit