ON THIS DAY IN SPACE! AUG. 3, 2004: NASA LAUNCHES MESSENGER SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT MERCURY
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NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet.
Latest from Space.com reports that nASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet.
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