NASA, along with just about everyone else down here on Earth, is looking to see if there is water on the Moon. And not just random bits of ice on the surface, but really big quantities of water that we can use, should humans ever have a Lunar colony.


  1. eliasjordan says:

    For those of you that might want to watch the Impact LIVE be sure to watch at:

    http://www.slooh.com/special_feed.php
    or of course
    NASA.TV (Spacevidcast)

    Editor’s Note: NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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  3. cariann says:

    To help you find Live viewing events in your area, hit up: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/impact…

    And if you know of an event that is not listed, please encourage the organizer to do so!

  4. Name says:

    good summary cariann, but the day and time of impact was wrong. it's Oct 9th (nineth) at 11:30 UTC, not Oct 10th at 1:30 UTC.
    -KES

  5. cariann says:

    Yeah… wow! I'm *SO* sorry about that. I have ni idea how I got that date and time *SO* wrong!! Thank you. :D

  6. cariann says:

    To help you find Live viewing events in your area, hit up: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/impact…

    And if you know of an event that is not listed, please encourage the organizer to do so!

  7. Name says:

    good summary cariann, but the day and time of impact was wrong. it's Oct 9th (nineth) at 11:30 UTC, not Oct 10th at 1:30 UTC.
    -KES

  8. cariann says:

    Yeah… wow! I'm *SO* sorry about that. I have ni idea how I got that date and time *SO* wrong!! Thank you. :D

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