If $35 billion seems high to return astronauts to moon, has NASA got a cut-rate deal for you

WASHINGTON — Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon.

Lunar science probe sends back moon shots less than week after launch, another orbiting moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new lunar probe launched less than a week ago has already sent back some shots of the moon.

NASA launches 1st moon shot in decade, unmanned probes will scout landing spots for astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA launched its first moon shot in a decade Thursday, sending up a pair of unmanned science probes that will help determine where astronauts could land and set up camp in years to come.

With space shuttle launch on hold, NASA unmanned moon rocket aims for Thursday liftoff

WASHINGTON — NASA plans to launch an unmanned rocket to the moon Thursday, the first such mission in a decade.