Yesterday, Friday, two rockets plemmeted into the moon, creating debris plumes that should now give scientists some sense of not just whether, but how much, water there is on that body.
Some relevant links. This is how NASA's PR video on the project portrays it.
The story has gone global.
And here is commentary from The Chicago Sun-Times.
But the actual event seems to have been a disappointment to some would-be observers.
Jon Stewart found in a television news report on the subject his Moment of Zen., for October 8.
I'm not the only one reminded of Robert Heinlein, thank heavens.
Knowledge is warranted belief -- it is the body of belief that we build up because, while living in this world, we've developed good reasons for believing it. What we know, then, is what works -- and it is, necessarily, what has worked for us, each of us individually, as a first approximation. For my other blog, on the struggles for control in the corporate suites, see www.proxypartisans.blogspot.com.
Knowledge is warranted belief -- it is the body of belief that we build up because, while living in this world, we've developed good reasons for believing it. What we know, then, is what works -- and it is, necessarily, what has worked for us, each of us individually, as a first approximation. For my other blog, on the struggles for control in the corporate suites, see www.proxypartisans.blogspot.com.
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