On June 26,
Dan Andrews wrote to family and friends:
Here is the latest shots which show the LCROSS
mission continuing on its journey. We have of course made it
out to the moon (you saw the pics), and did the lunar gravity-assist "Swing-by" which
gave us a free velocity boost and established our Earth orbit.
From here, we will spend the next 100 days (or so) making three
orbits around the Earth with the final trajectory leading to
an impact on the South Pole of the Moon on October 9, 2009.
There are apparently some attempts being made by others outside the Agency to
actually image LCROSS in Earth orbit! It will be my pleasure to pass-along if
I see good pics of Earth's newest Satellite.