Deep Impact

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From the Washington Post:

 

PASADENA, Calif. -- A space probe hit its comet target late Sunday in a NASA-directed, Hollywood-style mission that scientists hope will reveal clues to how the solar system formed.

 

It marked the first time a spacecraft touched the surface of a comet, igniting a dazzling Independence Day weekend fireworks display in space.

 

The successful strike 83 million miles away from Earth occurred just before 11 p.m. PDT, according to mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, which is managing the $333 million mission.

 

Scientists at mission control erupted in applause and gave each other hugs as news of the impact spread.

[YT2095]

and the video footage is fantastic! they had a cam on the washing machine sized projectile, and you can watch right up until impact. other footage was taken observing the impact.

 

Well Done !!!

[d22k]

got a link to the vid YT?

[insane_alien]

go to the JPL website.

[YT2095]

got a link to the vid YT?

 

yup: http://www.nasa.gov/mov/121493main_Impactor%20POV%20to%20crash.mov

[d22k]

curses! its quicktime!

 

*goes on a hunt for wmv*

[Ewen]

That video is superb. I've converted it to WMV for you. Feel free to share the link / file with anyone else who's after a copy in a different format.

 

http://www.louse101.com/files/deep_impact_full_video_wmv.wmv

 

Enjoy!

[d22k]

thankyou, thats very generous!

 

EDIT: bloody hell! it went in damn quickly!!

[Ewen]

You're welcome. I have a couple of programs that makes conversion very easy. Was no trouble.

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Russian Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet

 

MOSCOW (AP) - NASA's mission that sent a space probe smashing into a comet raised more than cosmic dust - it also brought a lawsuit from a Russian astrologer.

 

Marina Bai has sued the U.S. space agency, claiming the Deep Impact probe that punched a crater into the comet Tempel 1 late Sunday "ruins the natural balance of forces in the universe," the newspaper Izvestia reported Tuesday. A Moscow court has postponed hearings on the case until late July, the paper said.

 

The probe's comet crash sent up a cloud of debris that scientists hope to examine to learn how the solar system was formed.

 

Bai is seeking damages totaling 8.7 billion rubles ($300 million) - the approximate equivalent of the mission's cost - for her "moral sufferings," Izvestia said, citing her lawyer Alexander Molokhov. She earlier told the paper that the experiment would "deform her horoscope."

 

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050705/D8B578DG0.html

 

 

lol

[YT2095]

Counter argument, building Red Square in its current geographical position is bad Feng Shui for the west, we`re Counter Sueing

[d22k]

Counter argument, building Red Square in its current geographical position is bad Feng Shui for the west, we`re Counter Sueing

 

hah hah, i laughed