Comments on: LCROSS http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/ The Universe as seen from the perspective of an astronomical researcher, presenter and writer. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:08:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: chrislintott http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23711 chrislintott Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:04:02 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23711 There isn't anything to say that any mission to make use of what LCROSS might find wouldn't be international, and in the meantime it's not as if they're keeping their results to themselves. If the Chinese are next to the moon, they'll be looking at this as a potential base. There isn’t anything to say that any mission to make use of what LCROSS might find wouldn’t be international, and in the meantime it’s not as if they’re keeping their results to themselves. If the Chinese are next to the moon, they’ll be looking at this as a potential base.

]]> By: Judith-Anne MacKenzie http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23710 Judith-Anne MacKenzie Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:49:09 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23710 I think Dave Lermit is thinking of Article 11 of the "Moon Agreement" - The Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (opened for signature 18 Dec 1979 and entered into force 11 July 1984). Unfortunately, the USA did not ratify that Treaty and therefore it is not binding on the USA. The last time I looked, it had only 12 ratifications and 4 signatures. There is nothing similar in the Outer Space Treaty of 1963. I think Dave Lermit is thinking of Article 11 of the “Moon Agreement” - The Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (opened for signature 18 Dec 1979 and entered into force 11 July 1984). Unfortunately, the USA did not ratify that Treaty and therefore it is not binding on the USA. The last time I looked, it had only 12 ratifications and 4 signatures.
There is nothing similar in the Outer Space Treaty of 1963.

]]> By: Stuart http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23614 Stuart Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:00:05 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23614 An impact in January 2009 ties in very nicely with the International Year of Astronomy! An impact in January 2009 ties in very nicely with the International Year of Astronomy!

]]> By: Dave Lermit http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23608 Dave Lermit Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:27:09 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23608 With all due respect every drop of Lunar H2 sould be conserved as a "Common Heritage" [Outer Space Treaty] in the form of water in a life support loop and not <b>squandered</b> as rocket fuel to the first bunch of space cowboys to happen upon it. Naturally Oxygen, Titanium, Iron etc need not be conserved as they are available in abundance and I note that a Aluminium particle/ LOX monopropellant powered rocket has enough SI to achieve Lunar escape velocity! With all due respect every drop of Lunar H2 sould be conserved as a “Common Heritage” [Outer Space Treaty] in the form of water in a life support loop and not squandered as rocket fuel to the first bunch of space cowboys to happen upon it.
Naturally Oxygen, Titanium, Iron etc need not be conserved as they are available in abundance and I note that a Aluminium particle/ LOX monopropellant powered rocket has enough SI to achieve Lunar escape velocity!

]]> By: Alice Sheppard http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23584 Alice Sheppard Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:50:41 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/11/15/lcross/#comment-23584 A peaceful mission to send along a robot with a neat and tidy drill or something just wouldn't be the same! I really look forward to watching that, and it's lovely to see you blogging again, Chris. So California is far away enough to escape the e-mail deluge! Now I know where to go when I start to feel the same about papework . . . A peaceful mission to send along a robot with a neat and tidy drill or something just wouldn’t be the same!

I really look forward to watching that, and it’s lovely to see you blogging again, Chris. So California is far away enough to escape the e-mail deluge! Now I know where to go when I start to feel the same about papework . . .

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