Astronaut Kicks Lunar Field Goal
Explanation:
Score three points for NASA.
With time running out late in
Apollo 15's mission to the
Moon in 1971,
Astronaut David Scott prepared to
"split the uprights" and bring about yet another
dramatic end-of-the-mission win for NASA.
Scott used a special "lunar
football" designed for the
rugged games held on the
Moon. R1D1, a predecessor to
R2D2,
cheers from the sideline. Happy
April Fools Day from the folks at
APOD.
In reality,
Astronaut Scott adjusts one of
Apollo 15's lunar experiments. The
foreground device actually measured
high-energy
particles that escape from the
Sun.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
