"Significant" Water Found on the Moon

[rolanni]

NASA said Friday it had discovered water on the moon, opening "a new chapter" that could allow for the development of a lunar space station.

The discovery is based on preliminary data collected when the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, intentionally crashed October 9 into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus crater near the moon's south pole.

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Significant water found on the moon

[pryxll.livejournal.com]

Didn't Heinlein have his lunar settlers "mining" ice on the moon? Another case of SF forshadowing real life.

Re: Significant water found on the moon

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Yup, ice mining in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", 1966.

[baggette.livejournal.com]

way cool!!
Thanks for sharing