NASA Takes Aim at Moon with Double Sledgehammer

[mickw]

Scientists are priming two spacecraft to slam into the moon's South Pole to see if the lunar double whammy reveals hidden water ice.
The Earth-on-moon violence may raise eyebrows, but NASA's history shows that such missions can yield extremely useful scientific observations.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080227/sc_space/nasatakesaimatmoonwithdoublesledgehammer

[Rick]

*sigh* What is it with NASA and slamming things into celestial bodies? 

[Ian]

it's because their favourite Red Dwarf episode is the one where Lister plays pool with the planets...

[Rick]

Heh! Sounds all too plausible.

[Mike]

*sigh* What is it with NASA and slamming things into celestial bodies? 

They are just all Deep Sky Campers at heart !

[Rick]

So one will be baked beans and the other tomatos, then.

[Ian]

and they'll definitely find evidence of water too. They'll just have to wring out Mick's sleeping bag.

[mickw]

Oi
We agreed never to mention my personal problems