NASA Begins Work on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

soldeed writes "Space.com is reporting the beginning of construction on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Which is scheduled for launch in late fall of 2008. It will orbit the moon at fifty kilometers and image the entire surface at high resolution. A far Ultraviolet instrument will enable it to see into areas permanently in shadow and see if there is indeed ice there. LRO will count craters and image American and Soviet landing sites."

Comments

Re:A hoax indeed

[Bogtha]

Take note. For you "Apollo landings were a hoax" believers LROC's sightseeing abilities should set the record straight...

Actually, that's "Apollo landings theory " thank you very much.

Maybe they can...

[rAiNsT0rm]

Take some photo's of any evidence that may be left on the moon from the original trip to finally shut all the whack-job fucks up about us not going to the moon for real initially.

Re:How can you be sure?

[vertinox]

Did they land on the moon? They did. It's not a matter of belief but of fact.

Are you sure? Have you seen imperical proof? Have you been to the moon? Have you personally met anyone who has been to the moon?

For that matter... Can we prove that there was the cold war? Or maybe World War 2?

Maybe my Grandfather was lying to me. Or better yet, he believed he was telling the truth and was brainwashed? What if there is a grand conspiracy to write text books and doctor photographs of events that never happened.

I mean what if we had photoshop for centuries and our ancestors were simply making up events as they went along and all our history boooks are made up?

How do can I prove that all my family members aren't actors and the universe isn't a big joke and all my memories aren't simply false and the universe isn't only 6 seconds old and god is a big supercomputer sitting in some aliens basement?

I can't.

So I'll have to assume everything everyone tells me is true... except the people who are lying to me. ;)

Now I just have to figure out who is lying to me.

Re:'Lunar Reconaissance Rover'

[Kenshin]

We can't find bin Laden on Earth...

Re:Why This Moon Mission Is Important

[corbettw]

Ultimately, where there is [water in a solid form], there is water.

Really? You dont say?

Re:I'm no scientist

[Overzeetop]

It melts, and then makes a huge mess if the bag is paper. I'd recommend picking up the ice with your hands or a paper towel, and throwing it in the sink to melt. Using a vacuum is just asking for trouble.