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NASA to bomb the moon in name of exploration

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Thursday, October 8. 2009
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Early tomorrow morning, NASA will slam two spacecraft into the moon in the hope of unearthing signs of water.

The spacecraft, called the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite or LCROSS, will break into two parts to hit the moon a few minutes apart. First the Centaur upper stage rocket will hit the lunar crater Cabeus near the southern pole, sending a plume of debris about 6 miles above the moon. LCROSS then will fly through the debris, collecting and analyzing the debris, searching for signs of water ice before slamming into the moon at 5,000 miles per hour.

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#1 Enoc Siuol on 10/08/09 at 07:13 AM
What, no weapons of mass destruction???
#1.1 Sheila Tolley on 10/09/09 at 04:38 PM
No, he was hanged a while back!
#2 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 07:36 AM
I just hate that they are wasting this on the moon. I know a few regions here on earth I wouldn't mind seeing two spacerockets hit.
#3 nuttinnate on 10/08/09 at 08:36 AM
what if the moon goes out of orbit? then what'll happen?
#3.1 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 09:59 AM
you will die!!
#3.1.1 Oops on 10/08/09 at 09:14 PM
Hey now! You don't have to sugar coat your comments.
#4 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 09:04 AM
Why would we spend millions of dollars just to find out if there is any water ice in the moon? there are much better things we could do with that money!!!!!!
#4.1 Oops on 10/08/09 at 02:42 PM
Yep! That could have extracted a lot of shale oil out of the ground in our country instead of paying arabs for it.
#4.1.1 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 03:19 PM
Movies and Books. All time. Like Mexico. You lie. You are crazy.
#4.1.1.1 Oops on 10/08/09 at 04:56 PM
Dumb and Stupid UB. Like UR. U no speak or U can figure out what U can do. Me no spell for U - U pecker head U.
#5 Dana on 10/08/09 at 10:36 AM
What impact will this have on our tides????
#6 Ignorant Hayseed on 10/08/09 at 10:38 AM
"here are much better things we could do with that money!!!!!! "

Yeah, like hand out checks to worthless Obama voters in Detroit.
#7 H B on 10/08/09 at 11:22 AM
I think this is totally stupid. Some scientist, as they call themselves, forget that everything you do, based on what they are doing, there is a tradeoff.
What if this causes a change in the way the moon orbits the earth?
What would happen to all the things that take place on earth, as generated by the moon today?
I think sending astronauts with picks and shovels can do the same thing without creating unnecessary risks.
#7.1 Mel on 10/08/09 at 11:55 AM
I agree. They are going to mess something up badly if they do this. It may not be tomorrow, or the next day, maybe not even this month or this years but somewhere down the road their actions are going to cause something major to happen. I can feel it in my gut and this isn't right to do.
#7.1.1 Oops on 10/08/09 at 02:32 PM
December 21, 2012
#7.2 cats on 10/08/09 at 12:19 PM
"I think sending astronauts with picks and shovels can do the same thing without creating unnecessary risks."

I think the astronauts might beg to differ with you, H.B.

I have always been fascinated with space exploration so this is interesting to me.

And no, I'm not volunteering to go up there with a shovel.
#8 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 12:06 PM
you people realy are a bunch of dumb a's ,did any of the atomic bombs that have been exploded on earth effect the earths rotation?its gods will that we explore space.if he did want us to go he wouldn't have given us the brains to figure out how to get there.
#8.1 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 01:11 PM
I was with ya until you threw in it being god's will. Almost thought you were going to throw in an intelligent argument.
#9 wdm on 10/08/09 at 02:32 PM
I guess the moon kept it's fist clinched when Obama extended his hand. You think Obama would have tried sanctions on the moon before he decided to blow it up. Where is code pink now that the moon needs them? But I am sure it is Bush's fault (and another mess Obama is having to clean up) that the moon is in this bad of shape.
#9.1 Enoc Siuol on 10/09/09 at 06:05 AM
I wonder if the initials WDM is for “What a Darn Moron”. You are probably one of those who would rather see the President fail no matter how it benefited the American people. President Obama just received the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.
Not bad for less than a year in office.
#9.1.1 GM on 10/09/09 at 07:41 AM
Were you aware he was nominated for it 2 weeks after entering office. Sorry, but he hadn't the time to accomplish anything in two weeks. Who nominated?

It’s an accomplishment on his part and I’m not trying to take away, but, that accomplishment is out of perspective.
#9.1.2 wdm on 10/09/09 at 01:26 PM
Enoc, you are probably just jealous that you couldn't come up with all that. But on top of that, ease up my friend. Relax, take a deep breath, & slowly exhale. I try to keep up with current events, and since you are so smart refresh my memory, what has Obama done (actually done not just talked about doing) to win a Nobel prize based on the traditional standards in which Nobel prizes are given out?
#9.1.3 Sheila Tolley on 10/09/09 at 04:57 PM
Enoc...everytime I try to fall back in love with you, that other personality starts blogging. obama has kissed so many butts all over the world that everyone loves him except America. I really think he needs mental help. He is not competent enough to handle that job he wanted. He is a happy little boy saying, "where can we fly to now Michelle?" "I want to go kiss Pyongyang's butt...but I will have to bend down so low America will accuse me of bowing to him." I am sending an exorcist to your house to get rid of that unintelligent personality. You do not sleep with a turban on your head yet, do you? If so, I'll send two.
#10 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 03:39 PM
Build a house!! Space Shuttle is retired in 2010. Ares V will launch the Earth Departure Stage and Altair Lunar lander when NASA returns to the Moon, which is currently planned for 2015 or 2019. Man-rated Ares I rocket for the launching of the 4 and 6 person Orion spacecraft. Mission to the moon after 2019. Mission to Mars after 2020 or 2030. You will not die. George W. Bush is a good president.
#11 A'shirley on 10/08/09 at 05:20 PM
And we wonder why the Polar Bears are dieing off?? More on Globel Warming in 2012.........
#12 Anonymous on 10/08/09 at 10:03 PM
2012 phenomenon? Mayan Long Count Calendar's? December 21 or 23, 2012 or What? No Global Warming. No doomsday. No black hole. No aliens. No zombie. No atomic bomb. I had the books "2012, End of Days, The Last Days on Earth, Seven Signs of the Apocalypse, Apocalypse 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, I am Legend, The Mystery of 2012, How to survive 2012 and Nostradamus 2012". No Global Warming. Obama lies.
#13 cats on 10/09/09 at 12:56 PM
So anyway, I guess the event has happened?
Any reports or will that take a while to analyze?
#14 Sheila Tolley on 10/10/09 at 05:24 PM
The truth is obama has them searching for his birth certificate. Rumor has it that he is a moon baby. His Daddy is the man in the moon. He can actually moonwalk himself a little. But he still has to use his teleprompter for balance. We may take his training wheels off after this mission.
#15 Nichole on 10/12/09 at 12:33 PM
what a waste of money!
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