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    Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon

    Videos So Close to the Moon You Can Almost Touch It

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    Unmanned Japanese Cargo Spacecraft Could Be NASA's Next Space Shuttle

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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    i am not everyone is on the same page in this thread. everyone knows michael jordan is and will always be the best basketball player ever.
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    Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    this is Eagle 1, I can make it Commander!
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    Image of GlenTen GlenTen
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    Great, who's going to clean that mess up? Sheesh.
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    GlenTen was starred GlenTen was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    06/22/09

    @GlenTen: I think Tommy Lee Jones is still up there from when he saved us from those Russian Nukes.
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    GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn was starred GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    I was expecting a trench.
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    Hello Mister Walrus was starred Hello Mister Walrus was unstarred
    Image of facepuncher: you're right: facepuncher: you're right:
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    me no rikey
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    facepuncher: you're right: was starred facepuncher: you're right: was unstarred
    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/22/09

    @facepuncher: rook out berow!!!?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/22/09

    @facepuncher: Why is ev-rywon so fuckin' stoopid??


    Kim Jong-Il

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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    Pretty sure that line it crosses is digital and has to do with the way they stitch images together...it is not straight, and has aliased jaggies.
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    TheCrudMan was starred TheCrudMan was unstarred
    Image of Gann Gann
    06/22/09

    @TheCrudMan: Yes, I believe the flight path is simulated from the scan, not real-time footage of it.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    06/22/09

    @TheCrudMan: Also evidenced by the crisp 'edges' of the rendered strip.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    And if your sat explodes with dark forebodings too,

    I,ll see you on the dark side of the moon.
     Reply
    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/22/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: bah! punctuation fail.
     Reply
    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of weatherman weatherman
    06/22/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: There is no dark side of the moon. As a matter of fact, it's all dark...
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    Image of LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
    06/22/09

    @Kaiser-Machead:


    To one of the best songs of all time (well two songs):


    Cheers!

    %3A%2F%2Fwww.last.fm%2Fmusic%2FPink%2BFloyd%2F_%2FBrain%2BDamage&feature=player_embedded

    And if the band you're in starts playin' different tunes, I'll see you you on the dark side of the moon.

     Reply
    LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M was starred LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/22/09

    @LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Brain damaged was the first song that popped into my head when I saw this article. :)
     Reply
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/22/09

    In reply to Selene's Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon
    Is that the "dark side", as in the unseen side? Or the side currently not getting any sunlight?
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    Image of michaelwiggins michaelwiggins
    06/22/09

    @Geisrud: Side currently not getting any light. My god that really was pitch black; you don't get to see that sort of thing on Earth.
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    06/22/09

    @Geisrud: They're actually one and the same. The moon has a synchronous rotational orbit around the Earth so that we only ever see the one side.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/22/09

    @michaelwiggins: I suppose it's due to the lack of atmosphere, so no light can bounce of air particles and diffuse everywhere.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/22/09

    @admoseremic: Wrong, sir! Wrong! Under section 37B of the contract...


    ...the moon has a synchronous orbit. However, the side we don't see does get light.


    "Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum," et cetera, et cetera..."Memo bis punitor delicatum!"

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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/22/09

    @Geisrud: we only see one side of the moon ever. the dark side is always the same constant side. the way the moon and earth rotate we always see the same face of the moon. you have to fly to the moon if you wanna see the other side.
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    Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/22/09

    @Geisrud: Ok, now I have a real question. How do we ever see a "full moon"? There doesn't seem to be any alignment of the earth, moon and sun in which the complete face of the moon that we see will be exposed to sunlight without being partially blocked by the earth.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    06/05/09

    In reply to Videos So Close to the Moon You Can Almost Touch It
    The moon's surface area is still hella large at almost 1/10 that of Earth. It's not like this thing would run into Earthling debris unless the mission was designed to target it.


    That's like saying if you drove from NY to CA, what's the chance of catching a glimpse of Jason Chen's toaster unless that's what you set out to do in the first place.

     Reply
    frigg was starred frigg was unstarred
    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/05/09

    @frigg: why wouldn't you set out to see Chen's toaster?
     Reply
    Geisrud was starred Geisrud was unstarred
    Image of frigg frigg
    06/05/09

    @Geisrud - MS150 fundraising time!: Sure, I've seen the videos of Chen making toast in slow motion and then eating it, and yeah I've read all the websites about why it has to be faked, why the toast looks too crispy, not crispy enough, etc., but I just have to believe that it's real.


    I don't know.


    Maybe it's because I felt like such a tool when I busted into Frucci's apartment to get a look at his infamous microwave oven after all those rumors started circulating that pictures of him with it in the background were 'shopped...


    Then again, Chen's toaster. Chen's toaster. Yeah. The more I think about it, the more I may just have to check it out for myself. Know what? You're right. When you're right you're right. I must see that toaster! I MUST SEE THAT TOASTER!


    Anyone have his addy?

     Reply
    frigg was starred frigg was unstarred
    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    06/05/09

    In reply to Videos So Close to the Moon You Can Almost Touch It
    Are they going to overfly the area where the Yamato is buried?
     Reply
    Serolf Divad was starred Serolf Divad was unstarred
    Image of rrwakc rrwakc
    06/05/09

    In reply to Videos So Close to the Moon You Can Almost Touch It
    finally we will know if there was a moon landing or not, anyone see US/Russian flag anywhere or maybe the landing part of the lunar module?
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    Image of Brad Shaw Brad Shaw
    06/05/09

    @rrwakc: What Russian flag on the moon?
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    Brad Shaw was starred Brad Shaw was unstarred
    Image of ValfridShako ValfridShako
    06/05/09

    @Brad Shaw:
    The Russians made several unmanned landings on the moon. Their first successful landing (impact landing) was Sept 12th 1959. The first successful US landing was July 28th 1964 (also an impact landing).


    I'd assume that they had a flag on at least one of their landers.

     Reply
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/05/09

    @ValfridShako: @Jim-Bob: Just curious, how does in impact landing place a flag (barring the painted one on the side of the craft) on the moon?
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    Geisrud was starred Geisrud was unstarred
    Image of Ron21 Ron21
    06/05/09

    In reply to Videos So Close to the Moon You Can Almost Touch It
    So, why don't they take a few pictures of the 1969 U.S landing site ??
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    Image of Palmer74 Palmer74
    06/05/09

    @Ron21: I was asking myself the same question. It would be nice to see the site and put to rest the myth that the landing was filmed in a studio.
     Reply
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/05/09

    @Palmer74: There is NO MOON. Its all a big soundstage, you lunatic.
     Reply
    Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
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