http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission.html
It's going to be able to see the lander's and the buggy tracks.
It's going to be able to see the lander's and the buggy tracks.
We finially get to find out if nasa went to the moon.
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Then we'll know if the latest Oscar winnner is correct or not.
Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
Any snapshots of the area will obviously get altered to show a lander before being published.
another link:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/11jul_lroc.htm
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/11jul_lroc.htm
It's too bad that nothing will ever convince the conspiracy theorists. If you were to personally take one of the Apollo-landings-were-faked extremists to the moon, and show him to his face that the lunar landers are right there, he would claim you obviously put them there a week earlier.
Anyway, this LRO sounds exciting. I look forward to seeing more high-resolution shots of the lunar surface.
Anyway, this LRO sounds exciting. I look forward to seeing more high-resolution shots of the lunar surface.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
Well duh! they would have put it there a week earlier.
Jesus
Are some people just that fucking stupid, or what?
The WTC towers came down due to the way they were constructed...not just because they were burning. The center core of the buildings were concrete, the outer skin was just the metal skin with I-beams coming out from the core to form the basic square form of the towers. The concrete core was damaged and/or destroyed by the airplanes, and once the fire heated up the support beams that extended out to the outer metal skin, they bunkled under the weight of the building above them and they collapsed under their own weight.
The building in Spain didn't collapse because its construction wasn't as so which relied on internal structure to maintain its viability.
Not quite.
The core was holding up pretty well. Unfortunately the steel truss structures (not I beams) supporting the office floors between the core and outer shell were weakened by the burning jet fuel. Steel loses strength when heated to around 1200 or 1300 degrees F, about the time it glows "red hot". The actual collapse progressed as these floors fell onto the floors beneath them and each floor pulled the substantial outer shell (made off steel box beams) inward as they collapsed.
Also note that the hijacked transports were significantly larger than any civilian airliner in use when the buildings were designed. The Empire State building held up quite well, although there were some casualties inside the building, when struck by what by that period's standards was a large US Army bomber over half a century before 9-11. While that plane's gasoline was more volatile than the jet fuel in the 9-11 planes, its maximum fuel load would have been a fraction of the amount each of the 9-11 planes held.
Really, building a skyscraper capable of withstanding that sort of abuse without major structural damage would make the construction expense much higher making it very difficult to compete with older buildings as regards to the tenant's monthly lease payments. The large amount of public recognition of the NYC twin towers had a lot to do with their being targets.
Jesus
Are some people just that fucking stupid, or what?
The WTC towers came down due to the way they were constructed...not just because they were burning. The center core of the buildings were concrete, the outer skin was just the metal skin with I-beams coming out from the core to form the basic square form of the towers. The concrete core was damaged and/or destroyed by the airplanes, and once the fire heated up the support beams that extended out to the outer metal skin, they bunkled under the weight of the building above them and they collapsed under their own weight.
The building in Spain didn't collapse because its construction wasn't as so which relied on internal structure to maintain its viability.
But you have to admit, that (for me at least) is the first time iv'e seen a building fall down and cumple to nothing, thats not been riged by a demolition company. or is this in line with the WTC structure?
What if they're in bed with the Meade corporation and every time you look at the moon with that telescope, it adds the appearance of lunar rover tracks using mirrors or other optical illusion? Hmm..
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