Scientists Bounce Laser Beams Off Soviet Moon Rover

[Capt Worley PE]

Scientists have successfully bounced a laser off the Soviet Union's old Lunokhod 1 rover, which trekked across the moon's landscape more than four decades ago.

Lunokhod 1 was the first remote-controlled rover ever to land on another celestial body. The wheeled vehicle was carried to the lunar surface by a spacecraft called Luna 17, touching down in the Sea of Rains on Nov. 17, 1970.

Among its instruments, the rover toted a French-built laser retroreflector consisting of 14 corner cubes that can reflect laser light

Interesting article.



http://www.space.com/20865-soviet-moon-rover-lunokhod-laser.html'>Scientists Bounce Laser Beams Off Soviet Moon Rover | Lunokhod 1 | Space.com

 

[Master slacker]

< Trying to think of a way to incorporate a "white flag" joke. >

 

[Lumber Jim]

didn't they do this already on big bang theory??

 

[Judowolf PE]

^I believe so Jim

 

[jeb6294]

< Trying to think of a way to incorporate a "white flag" joke. >

Why? It was a Russian rover, not French.

 

[Master slacker]

I was thinking along the lines of the French-made reflector being an "appendage", like a flag, that is part of a failure. Besides, whenever a story involves the French and "failure", there should be a surrender joke.

 

[snickerd3]

didn't they do this already on big bang theory??

speaking of big bang theory....there is a special episode tonight instead of thursday.

 

[Judowolf PE]

^sweet...hope the DVR catches it!!

 

[Lumber Jim]

 

[snickerd3]

didn't they do this already on big bang theory??

speaking of big bang theory....there is a special episode tonight instead of thursday.

^sweet...hope the DVR catches it!!

The tv lied!!!!!!! Their was an epsiode but it was a rerun.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Yep, our DVR caught the rerun too