…or How to start destroying an already unstabilizing stable system

Btw, the SF and futurist writers/directors sometimes have nice thoughts loooong before some event/invention/etc occurs . For example Moon Breaking scene in “The Time Machine 2002″ (thanks Igor M. for the link )

NASA’S LCROSS Reveals Target Crater for Lunar South Pole Impacts

The mission team announced Wednesday that Cabeus A will be the target crater for the LCROSS dual impacts scheduled for 7:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 9, 2009. [Take the binoculars off the shelf and quick-quick to watch the “fireworks” ] The crater was selected after an extensive review as the optimal location for LCROSS’ evaluation of whether water ice exists at the lunar south pole.

LCROSS will search for water ice by sending its spent upper-stage Centaur rocket to impact the permanently shadowed polar crater. The satellite will fly into the plume of dust left by the impact and measure the properties before also colliding with the lunar surface. The LCROSS team selected Cabeus A based on a set of conditions that include proper debris plume illumination for visibility from Earth, a high concentration of hydrogen, and mature crater features such as a flat floor, gentle slopes and the absence of large boulders – [I hope the f**kers destroy the natural Earth satelite and affect the gravitaional fields ]

During a media briefing Sept. 11, Daniel Andrews, LCROSS project manager at Ames, provided a mission status update indicating the spacecraft is healthy and has enough fuel to successfully accomplish all mission objectives.

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Centaur Rocket is No Longer the Bridesmaid

For almost 50 years, the Centaur high-energy upper stage rocket has been the behind-the-scenes workhorse of NASA’s exploration of space. Teamed with the Atlas and Titan booster rockets, Centaurs have sent probes to the each of our solar systems planets and beyond. Now, Centaur gets its “15 minutes” of fame. […and self-destruction >: P]

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Go Centaur! [F**k up the system PLEASE! - Santa, please here me ]

Other info here:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/lcross

Few random thoughts:

1. What if the rockets fucks up the moon? Suppose the code is written by a progressive and code-generating nation (trivia…) and the impact is calculated improperly so that a full throtle to the rocket is given, and the detonation power was applied by a wrong formula, and so on so you get the point
2. How come all the f88king buldozer-o-robots were unable to land to that crater and excavate in the search for ice/water/whatever-bullshit-they-want-you-to-believe? I am more intended to believe there are some real star wars waiting us (maybe with other civilization - be it defending or offending) - and this is just an exercise of readiness
3. Who’s property is the Moon as a satellite (let aside the sold out plots on it - this is a stupid scam)? USA? Russia? China? NASA? Every one of those almost 7-tending-to-10 billions of bi-ocular-less-and-less intelligent bipeds mammals on the planet?
4. What happens to Earth, Solar system and so on if the Moon cracks downs, falls/spins around and stuff like this? I would like to see National Geographic and Discovery Channel to show these kind of programs and a simulation of this kind, not how to make bikes by stupid newbies-wannabes
5. How I wish to see a moon cracking down… Extraterestrial beings could exhibit in their museums pretty cool photos our civilization…
6. Does the LCROSS abbreviation/code-project has some meaning of Lunar Crusades?