Footprints on the Moon

05/29/203 | patriotUSA

[BradyLS]

Depends on whose backside you want to apply your boot to...

[BradyLS]

When I read these moon landing htreads, I'm always reminded of the irreverible even/decision points that could have spelled doom for the astronauts at any time. For example: It's one thing to get down and survive a landing on the moon. I never questioned it as a kid, but I can't help but wonder, now, that one of the scariest moments of the return trip must have bee to wonder if the blast-off from the surface would go off smoothly. I can imagine the lander exploding, or the rockets misfiring, or not firing at all... a host of nightmares that could spiral out of control by simply pushing the firing button for the boosters.

[Calvin Locke]

...bounce lasers off mirrors...

I think they're called "French Corner Mirrors" or something similar.

BTB, Jack Horner said the Moon will be 1-1/3 light secs away on 6/2. Very close.

I was going to suggest borrowing a laser gun from the local PD and putting it on a equatorial mount.

However, I found this article: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/files/releases/lunlaser.txt

I didn't realize that they're in an array. The documentary I remember showed one reflector, not a panel of them.

[buffyt]

Love it!

CongressCritter Sheila Jackson Lee of the NASA area in Houston says we went to MARS and she asked if the flag is still there.

[Doctor Stochastic]

No. Even our best telescopes can't locate the flight of B-24's that landed there.