The burn completed without problems and LRO is now in lunar orbit!
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av020/090623loi.html
Applause and congratulations spread across the MOC and LSR afterwards. Champagne and Moon Pies were distributed to all. Cameras were flashing away.
Our fellow payload, LCROSS, along with the Centaur booster rocket, is currently swinging past the Moon to redirect its trajectory into a favorable one for impact in October.
My adrenaline is wearing off quickly so I will close for now.
A few more days of orbit-adjustment burns will be required.
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