Missile team homes in on the Moon

BBC News ^ | Thursday, 16 December, 2004 | Paul Rincon

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A US firm is proposing to use guided missile technology to make a precision, automated landing on the Moon. Raytheon has outlined plans for a low-cost lunar lander that uses elements from missiles designed to intercept and destroy enemy warheads fired at the US.

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[SunkenCiv]

Gotta go now. Have a great evening, all. This project "would use a re-plumbed version of the propulsion system used by Raytheon's "kill vehicle" missiles."

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Ping!

[ValerieUSA]

bye ---- I would rather they land a missile or two dozen in Iran first.

[John Will]

What happend to the giant "Laser"?

[SunkenCiv]

Oh, I think we'll be doin' that too, and soon. ;')

[SunkenCiv]

And for that matter, the "time machine"?

[KevinDavis]

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The Air Force's ABL (Airborne Laser) had a test flight only a few days ago. They will test fire the on board laser sometime next year I believe. The Tactical High Energy Laser the Army is developing is deployable, theoretically, but they are looking to miniturize the system so it can be carried on a truck. In tests, THEL has yet to miss even when presented with multiple targets. The media hasn't covered this probably because it doesn't further the notion that all this will never work.

[SunkenCiv]

BTTT

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