Nasa Invites British To Test New Bomb On Moon
Forty years on from the first moon landing, British scientists find a way to bomb it…
NEIL Armstrong described the moon’s surface as “fine and powdery”. Buzz Aldrin, the man who came second, said the moon exhibited signs of “magnificent desolation”.
Forty years on, Nasa is still working out what to do with the moon, it’s big discovery; and has only now decided to bomb it.
When Anorak first heard the news that Nasa scientists will be “bombing” the Moon with two spacecraft, we supposed the moon had been earmarked as a zone in which to test weapons destined for the desolate sands of Iraq and Afghanistan.
But Nasa says the bombing run is an attempt to locate ice-water in the Cabeus south polar region, identified by a team from the University of Durham team as a site with high concentrations of hydrogen.
The Durham connection is notable. Having been foiled in getting a British rocket, bus or Spitfire onto the moon, the British now think it an idea to bomb it. If the moon can go away we can sleep easy, not having to wonder if it is a haven for illegal aliens or harbours a new strain of Leylandii.
To the moon bombs! Eat your heart out Barnes Wallace.
At 12.31pm LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) and its 2.2 tonne empty Centaur launch rocket will slap into the moon. Soon after, the LCROSS satellite will zip through the debris in the second wave of the moon attack.
Note: The Sunday Sport was right!
Posted: 9th, October 2009 | In: Strange But True Comments (7) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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October 9th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Moon bruised and sheken but otherwise well. ASBO oyder soon to be served upon loud, irritating neighbour Earth for throwing tin cans at helpless victim.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I’m just glad that whilst out wandering in the moonlight the other night, I was fortunate to have my faithful friend and my camera as companions to witness & capture the wonderful sight.
I have spent all morning painting a Harvest Moon & Autumn sky on my wall…..just in case…..
Well, after all, you never can be too careful.. remember what happened at Hiroshima.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Pah! Something was causing Dr Russell’s breasts to defy gravity. If it wasn’t string what was it?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am
How very dare you? Space 1999 didn’t have strings, it was real, it was an insight into how life would be in 1999. (currently showing on Sky if you want to gaze in wonder at the accuracy)
Now Thunderbirds, Joe 90 and Captain Scarlett, they all had strings…… (oh yes, I had a boychild in that era!)
October 9th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Can we still see the strings though?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:05 am
supposing there are millions of people inhabiting the moon whose genetic make-up means they are invisible from outside their own space? They are there but we can’t see them.
Trust me, I used to wach Space 1999. anything is possible.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Now is this a good idea? Suppose the Moon is in fact just a shell and it shatters when the two ton probe hits it. Cheryl will be hard pushed to justify the actions of the US before we are all consumed in a shower of green cheese.
And another thing. Why are they doing this at 12 noon our time? Why can’t they do it at 05:00 their time when we could watch it just after the pubs shut over here. Talk about selfish