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NASA to crash into the Moon at 6,000mph

Posted on Saturday, 20 June, 2009 | 15 comments

Two new space probes are currently on their way to the Moon, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will spend the next few years mapping the surface while the second will go on a kamikaze decent in to the lunar surface in October.

Two robotic probes were speeding towards the Moon at 8,000mph last night on a mission that will help to earmark future human camp sites, as hearings got under way in Washington that could shake up Nasa’s plans for returning Man to the lunar surface. "

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#11 Posted by ShadowSot on 21 June, 2009, 7:59
I'm pretty sure it was the colonization of the moon that led to it being destabilized. Always thought it was a stupid movie, the obvious answer was to pull Emma forward into time, thus creating the impetus for him to create the time machine, while preserving her life. Look at some of the crate...

#12 Posted by Blueguardian on 21 June, 2009, 13:28
So this will be the cause of the next 2012 thread .

#13 Posted by susieice on 21 June, 2009, 13:42
The probe will be a lot more likely to shatter than the moon's surface, but it's worth it if the dust cloud can be analyzed so we can gain more knowledge of just what's up there. Check out Aldrin's take on landing on Mars. That could be a real possibility in the near future.

#14 Posted by MID on 21 June, 2009, 17:35
In suspect you shall be rewarded.LCROSS has a visible light camera, which in fact will be employed on Tuesday, as the spacecraft swings by the Moon. You can watch this on NASA TV at around 08:20 E on Tuesday, 23 June.And of course, LCROSS will be flying right toward the impact site in October, and...

#15 Posted by MID on 21 June, 2009, 17:37
I think there's an equal and opposite reaction there...the spacecraft and the Centaur will certainly be vaporized, but the lunar surface will suffer a couple of rents.The Centaur, as I indicated will produce a heck of a hole, and send debris well up into space, which is what the sheperding craf...

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