Tomorrow morning a rocket will crash into the moon. This is a scientific experiment to see whether there may be water just under the moon's surface. The rocket will divide with the first 2.2 ton stage crashing into a crater on the moon creating a huge six mile high plume of debris where the second stage will be able to gather all the relevant information from the crash before crashing itself into the very same crater. The speed in which the two stages will crash, is twice the speed of a bullet and the explosive power will be equal to the power of 1.5 tons of TNT.
This photograph is a still image from the 1902 silent film "Le Voyage Dans La Lune", written and directed by Georges Mlis. I have always loved this picture of the "man in the moon."
10 comments:
We're all gonna die!!
I wonder how long the lunar snowfall will last... a few hours? Must be quite a sight from the "ground."
Jeaux: I haven't turned on the TV yet to see the crash. It should be on the Internet as well. It's supposed to be quite the event. I imagine a decent telecope might be able to capture the event from earth. We'll be seeing and hearing all about it throughout the day, I would imagine.
You gave me a good inspiration for a post today, but I'm still writing, I will visit this place again (if you don't have some arguments against that). Seems we haven't died yet or not aware of it.
:-)
Martin: By all means, please, be my guest. ;-)
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"Seems we haven't died yet or not aware of it."
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I think it may be that we are not aware of it. ;-)
Well Phillip, I guess we will find a way for that. You are fine? Hope so.
Martin: Outside of my current right knee problem, as it turns out, it may be a tear in the miniscus. The recent cortisone injection had no effect. I'm sure you have read about my countries problems with the insurance industry. I am fighting my own health insurance company since they are refusing to pay for one of my newer medicines. I do not know what this country is so afraid about having a government run health care plan. I wouldn't be having this struggle if we did. Outside of that, I'm doing well, thank you for asking. I hope you are well.
I actually when and checked out the video the other day...it's nothing to show for, I was disapointed man!
ANYway, I thought,"the man in the moon is a lady (a lady in lipstick and curls)?"
hehehe......:_)
Johnny: Martin in brota, who also comments here ( you can find his site listed with my other favorite sites ) did an entry on this movie and had the whole thing on his site. One has to remember this was the "silent move" era and the "effect" were quite primitive compared to today's wonderful and realistic looking special effects. This was around 1902. It was also interesting that they thought they could breathe on the moon and sould sit in their "Sunday best clothes" waiting to get to the moon. Not knowing just how long it would take was fun and then those "moon-men." I wonder if this was more of a comedy than a drama.
Hello Butch, I’m just seeing I haven’t made a translation of my post from last Friday (annoying), but I think the movie is more funny with an English comment (if you have to bear the burden this is you language), I had really to look for such a version, but here we are:
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euf5WDmulBU
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOQ8VBq0UY
or maybe this version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kpnbl3tn58
Martin: Many thanks for the translations. Since it was a "silent-movie" I don't think I watched it with the sound on at all. I'll have to watch it again. Thanks.
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