NASA Moon smackdown mission
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
Steve Mayfield wrote:
hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half
Or knock it out of orbit :doh: :)
Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:
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Steve Mayfield wrote:
hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half
Or knock it out of orbit :doh: :)
Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:
It'd take a ruddy great hit to do that....
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
Bah, the moon has always been physically abused, and its still there now.
My current favourite word is: Nipple!
-SK Genius
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
They think all these missions out so I don't think there would be a problem. They have been wrong before... NASA is probably the coolest government agency ever created though. Space travel is amazing! I can't wait until they get it safe to take commercial craft up for a visit.
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec² - Marcus Dolengo
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
They did that a couple of summers ago too, didn't they? I have a not so sweet video (home movie quality) from my telescope and ccd camera of what was supposed to be a spectacular light show. It shows absolutely nothing except the moon, bad atmospheric conditions and me nudging it every once in awhile because I didn't polar align (:-)).
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
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They did that a couple of summers ago too, didn't they? I have a not so sweet video (home movie quality) from my telescope and ccd camera of what was supposed to be a spectacular light show. It shows absolutely nothing except the moon, bad atmospheric conditions and me nudging it every once in awhile because I didn't polar align (:-)).
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
yes, but these probes are about 4 x heavier and the plan is to vector them in at a steeper angle.
Steve
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Steve Mayfield wrote:
hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half
Or knock it out of orbit :doh: :)
Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:
we'll have to wait until they start storing the barrels of radioactive waste on the far side of the moon...which will then alternately heat up and freeze as the Moon rotates around the Earth.
Steve
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
And if they find ice? What then? Hmmmm? Marc
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And if they find ice? What then? Hmmmm? Marc
then they send vodka.
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They think all these missions out so I don't think there would be a problem. They have been wrong before... NASA is probably the coolest government agency ever created though. Space travel is amazing! I can't wait until they get it safe to take commercial craft up for a visit.
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec² - Marcus Dolengo
Expert Coming wrote:
I can't wait until they get it safe to take commercial craft up for a visit.
Safe or cheap?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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Expert Coming wrote:
I can't wait until they get it safe to take commercial craft up for a visit.
Safe or cheap?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
Cheap - bugger safe, if I could afford it I'd be there now.
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Cheap - bugger safe, if I could afford it I'd be there now.
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Cheap - bugger safe, if I could afford it I'd be there now.
Touche' salesman.. touche'
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
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Cheap - bugger safe, if I could afford it I'd be there now.
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And if they find ice? What then? Hmmmm? Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
And if they find ice? What then? Hmmmm?
Then we ship all our political prisoners up there and build a single super computer to run everything. . .Of course they will learn that the moon is a harsh mistress.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
Steve Mayfield wrote:
hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half
or shatter it so that it rains debris down on us and turns us into two races, one above ground the other below.... ;P
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. - Carl Sandburg
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And if they find ice? What then? Hmmmm? Marc
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Expert Coming wrote:
I can't wait until they get it safe to take commercial craft up for a visit.
Safe or cheap?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon
Safe, I have money, and life is worth more than money can buy.
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec² - Marcus Dolengo
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Marc Clifton wrote:
And if they find ice? What then? Hmmmm?
Then we ship all our political prisoners up there and build a single super computer to run everything. . .Of course they will learn that the moon is a harsh mistress.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Ahh but then they get to throw rocks back at us.
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Ahh but then they get to throw rocks back at us.
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NASA plans on smashing two probes into the moon south polar region in hopes of revealing hidden ice [^] hopefully they won't hit the weakest point and crack the moon in half :doh:
Steve
