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Japanese Probe Returns First HD Video of the Moon
Riding with Robots writes "The Kaguya probe, now in lunar orbit, has sent down the first footage of the moon's surface from its onboard high-definition TV camera. The Kaguya mission, which consists of a main orbiter and two smaller satellites in a 100-km-high, polar orbit, is slated to officially begin its science phase in December."
That's like benchmarking picture quality of a HDTV thrugh an SD tvshow.
Its a farse on all the douchebags that say the moon landing is fake.
...or, the <humor> tag was missing and certain people are *way* too serious sometimes.
"Murphy was an optimist" - O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law
I disagree - 'not getting it' is as slashdot as, well, / and .
That thing's been there for 40 years, it's not going anywhere. Though by the looks of it, it'll be another 40 years before another American astronaut even comes close to touching it. Here's hoping you don't blow up too many rockets and shuttles in the meantime.
explain that einstein?
/. is not for you.
He just did.
This is "News for Nerds".
If you don't understand why he's right,
You're looking for USA Today.
Can we get a "-1 Wrong" moderation option?
I like that, its cute. Makes me think, if a tree fell on the moon and everyone was there would you hear it. Forgetting about how the tree got on the moon in the first place and how the people are there too.
---- aut viam inveniam aut faciam
*WHOOSH!*
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
Ah yes, nothing like a fresh lunar breeze...
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Maybe, but many people mod humor as insightful, not funny. This probably has something to do with the fact that a funny mod doesn't add to a user's karma.
we went there because it was hard to do.
Do you know how much money people have made because of the Apollo program? are still making today?
You know as well as I do many new technologies were developed specifically because of a need for the mission. many of those technologies allow whole industries to be born. Industries that need people to work for them;which in turn gave people more money to spend on thing like helping people. The tax return on the Apollo investment is many, many times it's cost.
To advance, we need a goal, the larger the better.
We need to send men to Mars and return them safely for the goal, for the international cooperation that would be needed, and for the investment into sciences and engineering that will bring us new idea. Ideas that will create new markets.
You want o help the poorest people in the world? You should be the flag waiver for a Mars mission.
They will need:
Better recycling of waste.
Better ways to store transport and grow food on extremely limited resources, develop better plastic, metals, and maybe some new materials. Better energy storing, and creating devices.
Poor billions into those industries will HELP the poorest people in the long run by lessoning the amount of time needed for day to day survival and give more free time to create. Create markets, create inventions, create a society that can advance beyond survival.
The biggest key for you maybe be the needed international cooperation. The more cooperation, the more ways there will be to cooperate.
The problem with people in poverty isn't a resource one, it's a political one.
"The Laws of Celestial Mechanics are as unforgiving as the laws of Trickle-down economics."
I love the fact that that poster
Trickle-down economics, which is a farce and was called 'VooDoo economics' by George Bush Sr. for a reason. His whole point is also wrong and ignorant.
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I believe this is an improvement of the original fake with a better set and special effects. I can't get over how well this was filmed.
Funny thing is, if it actually was a product of Hollywood it would look a lot better...and have explosions.
I live ze unknown. I love ze unknown. I am ze unknown.
That's okay --- just ask the Chinese to take a picture of it for you...