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 victory for NASA.
Scott used a special
lunar football designed for the rugged games held on the
Moon.
R1-D1, a predecessor to
R2-D2,
cheered from the sideline.
Happy April Fools' Day from the folks at
APOD.
In
reality, Astronaut Scott
placed a drill that measured how
temperature changed with lunar depth.
The foreground device actually detected
high-energy
particles that escaped from the
Sun.
No Joke:
NASA Plans to Return to the Moon in the Next Five Years
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.
