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So the impact of the LCROSS lunar impact studies turned out to be less than visually stimulating. Apparently the odds of viewing it were slim from the get go, but that didn’t stop tons of space fans around the globe to pay attention to the live reporting that went on the day of impact (9 October 2009). People camped out in front of big screens in parks and had snack parties in front of computer screens for this one. The result according to one observer was acing to watching an eyelash fall to the floor on a 747 airplane. What we were trying to see was the dust kicked up by that eyelash…
That is a pretty good description and even though they needed spectral analysis equipment to pick up the plume the experiment is considered a success in terms of the initial impact. Now it will take a couple of weeks for the data to be analyzed before we get the news we should all keep our fingers crossed for. Is there enough water on the moon to support a permanent or longer term base there? This could be one of the first developments at the doorstep to true space exploration. The first step to Mars and beyond! Space is the single most unifying element to human endeavor that I can think of.
Just think of how it would change our thinking and political and social interaction with each other as citizens of planet Earth when one day we can choose to go anywhere we are willing to venture! All of that isn’t pinned on water on the moon, but it would make things a lot simpler if we didn’t have to carry heavy loads of water into space. Water is important for all kinds of elements in space travel, the most important being the human body’s requirements and then that of our machines.
The moon can become our permanent International Space Station. It always was anyway, but only just too far for a cheap drink to quench a thirst.
That is a pretty good description and even though they needed spectral analysis equipment to pick up the plume the experiment is considered a success in terms of the initial impact. Now it will take a couple of weeks for the data to be analyzed before we get the news we should all keep our fingers crossed for. Is there enough water on the moon to support a permanent or longer term base there? This could be one of the first developments at the doorstep to true space exploration. The first step to Mars and beyond! Space is the single most unifying element to human endeavor that I can think of.
Just think of how it would change our thinking and political and social interaction with each other as citizens of planet Earth when one day we can choose to go anywhere we are willing to venture! All of that isn’t pinned on water on the moon, but it would make things a lot simpler if we didn’t have to carry heavy loads of water into space. Water is important for all kinds of elements in space travel, the most important being the human body’s requirements and then that of our machines.
The moon can become our permanent International Space Station. It always was anyway, but only just too far for a cheap drink to quench a thirst.