Comments on: Spacetime Report http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/2009/10/spacetime-report/ The Toast of Delinquent Intellectuals Everywhere Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Spacetime Report | The Contrarian http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/2009/10/spacetime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5767 Spacetime Report | The Contrarian Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:18:20 +0000 http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/?p=7516#comment-5767 [...] remember the LCROSS mission last month that shot itself into the Moon and everyone said it was a bust because there was no [...] [...] remember the LCROSS mission last month that shot itself into the Moon and everyone said it was a bust because there was no [...]

]]> By: Bill Simmon http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/2009/10/spacetime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5361 Bill Simmon Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:22:45 +0000 http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/?p=7516#comment-5361 eh, I don't really need to define successful, because the words "was successful" hyperlink to a Discover article that defines it for me. That's why the link is there. Quoting from the linked site: <i>Before plunging into the crater, LCROSS's infrared sensors detected some temperature variations from the crater, as well as changes in the spectra, a chemical breakdown of the reflected light. While visually the impact, which was streamed live on the Internet, was a bust, Colaprete said, "We got the spectroscopic data and that's what really matters."</i> So, just to be perfectly clear, science: success. PR event for NASA: not success. Since the primary reason for the mission was to search for quantities of water in the lunar crust and not, as some news outlets made it seem, to make a pretty plume of dirt visible from Earth, I think I'm being pretty fair in my estimation. eh, I don’t really need to define successful, because the words “was successful” hyperlink to a Discover article that defines it for me. That’s why the link is there. Quoting from the linked site:

Before plunging into the crater, LCROSS’s infrared sensors detected some temperature variations from the crater, as well as changes in the spectra, a chemical breakdown of the reflected light.

While visually the impact, which was streamed live on the Internet, was a bust, Colaprete said, “We got the spectroscopic data and that’s what really matters.”

So, just to be perfectly clear, science: success. PR event for NASA: not success. Since the primary reason for the mission was to search for quantities of water in the lunar crust and not, as some news outlets made it seem, to make a pretty plume of dirt visible from Earth, I think I’m being pretty fair in my estimation.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/2009/10/spacetime-report/comment-page-1/#comment-5350 Lauren Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:48:34 +0000 http://www.thecontrarianmedia.com/?p=7516#comment-5350 Define successful. http://www.newsy.com/videos/nasa_smashes_space_probe_into_moon Define successful.
http://www.newsy.com/videos/nasa_smashes_space_probe_into_moon

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