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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Whitters on Aug 23, 2006, 22:03:39

Title: SMART-1 Destination Moon 3rd September
Post by: Whitters on Aug 23, 2006, 22:03:39
SMART-1, the successful first European spacecraft to the Moon, is now about to end its exploration adventure, after almost sixteen months of lunar science investigations.

More: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMKTCBUQPE_0.html
Title: SMART-1 Destination Moon 3rd September
Post by: Rick on Sep 03, 2006, 09:16:50
Plenty of media reports on this. Here're 3 from ESA:

SMART-1 star tracker views the Moon in earthshine (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMMK6BVLRE_0.html)
Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEM7A76LARE_0.html)
SMART-1 impacts Moon (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMBY5BVLRE_0.html)

...and one from the BBC:

Probe crashes into Moon's surface (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5309656.stm)
Title: SMART-1 Destination Moon 3rd September
Post by: Whitters on Sep 03, 2006, 12:42:40
And also http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMBY5BVLRE_index_0.html
Title: SMART-1 Destination Moon 3rd September
Post by: Rick on Sep 03, 2006, 13:56:56
ESA seem to be making sure folks see the stories by linking them in several places with different headings... Oh well. The root page for SMART- seems to be here: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/index.html
Title: SMART-1 Destination Moon 3rd September
Post by: Rick on Sep 06, 2006, 08:34:23
Dr Anthony Cook of the BAA Lunar section has put up a page of results here:

http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~acc/Dems/smart1.htm