"With a 30-minute blast from its main rocket engine, NASA's Messenger spacecraft slipped into orbit around the planet Mercury Thursday evening, becoming the first craft from Earth ever to circle the closest planet to the sun."
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Messenger successfully goes into orbit around planet Mercury
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