Interplanetary war!?!?

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Interplanetary war!?!?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:22 am

Countdown to bombing raid on Moon
NASA is set to make its spectacular bombing raid on the Moon in a new bid to look for precious water. Two space missiles will blast holes in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet tomorrow, Friday 9 October
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:30 am

Watching it on the telly now...
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:37 am

Well, what happened there?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:41 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:Well, what happened there?
L.O.S. exactly at predicted time. LCROSS is over. Well done, that machine!
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:42 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Well, what happened there?
L.O.S. exactly at predicted time. LCROSS is over. Well done, that machine!
Damn it, we were promised a plume of dust and maybe ice 6 miles high.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:45 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Well, what happened there?
L.O.S. exactly at predicted time. LCROSS is over. Well done, that machine!
Damn it, we were promised a plume of dust and maybe ice 6 miles high.
The pictures haven't been processed yet. The geeks get first look at them.
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:06 pm

I think the SFX technician forgot to blow the squibs at the right time....
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Post by Faithfree » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:12 pm

Tried to watch it live on NASA TV, but seem to have been defeated by too low bandwidth. :(
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:13 pm

Faithfree wrote:Tried to watch it live on NASA TV, but seem to have been defeated by too low bandwidth. :(
You see? It's all a conspiracy.
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Post by FBM » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:17 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Countdown to bombing raid on Moon
NASA is set to make its spectacular bombing raid on the Moon in a new bid to look for precious water. Two space missiles will blast holes in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet tomorrow, Friday 9 October
This is unnecessarily vague and therefore less impressive than it might be. What caliber/calibre, fps, etc? :eddy:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:20 pm

FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Countdown to bombing raid on Moon
NASA is set to make its spectacular bombing raid on the Moon in a new bid to look for precious water. Two space missiles will blast holes in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet tomorrow, Friday 9 October
This is unnecessarily vague and therefore less impressive than it might be. What caliber/calibre, fps, etc? :eddy:
About two tons, at 5,600 Mph. That gives a kinetic energy equivalent of over one billion butterfly sneezes.
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Post by FBM » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:26 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Countdown to bombing raid on Moon
NASA is set to make its spectacular bombing raid on the Moon in a new bid to look for precious water. Two space missiles will blast holes in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet tomorrow, Friday 9 October
This is unnecessarily vague and therefore less impressive than it might be. What caliber/calibre, fps, etc? :eddy:
About two tons, at 5,600 Mph. That gives a kinetic energy equivalent of over one billion butterfly sneezes.
I'll need to see your calculations on that, sir. I've witnessed some pretty hefty butterfly sneezes in my time.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:27 pm

FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
FBM wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Countdown to bombing raid on Moon
NASA is set to make its spectacular bombing raid on the Moon in a new bid to look for precious water. Two space missiles will blast holes in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet tomorrow, Friday 9 October
This is unnecessarily vague and therefore less impressive than it might be. What caliber/calibre, fps, etc? :eddy:
About two tons, at 5,600 Mph. That gives a kinetic energy equivalent of over one billion butterfly sneezes.
I'll need to see your calculations on that, sir. I've witnessed some pretty hefty butterfly sneezes in my time.
You've already seen all the calculations you'll be getting from me.
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Post by Thinking Aloud » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:33 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:one billion butterfly sneezes.
Watch out for those wayward breezes.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:39 pm

Thinking Aloud wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:one billion butterfly sneezes.
Watch out for those wayward breezes.
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