LRO is off to the moon

[WorkerCaste]

I am going to be "beyond busy" starting June 17 (when LRO launches)

Congratulations to nottenst and everyone involved. It's exciting to see steps leading back to the moon. From what I've read, everything is looking good so far.

[OmahaStar]

Congratulations to nottenst and everyone involved. It's exciting to see steps leading back to the moon. From what I've read, everything is looking good so far.

As long as you're up there, bring me back some cheese, please.

[Doom Shepherd]

No cheese for me... just send back a few high-resolution shots of the Apollo landing sites, so that I might cram them up the rectal orifice of my local moon-landing-denier.

With a broom handle.

[Jonas]

No cheese for me... just send back a few high-resolution shots of the Apollo landing sites, so that I might cram them up the rectal orifice of my local moon-landing-denier.

With a broom handle.

Good call.

[WorkerCaste]

No cheese for me... just send back a few high-resolution shots of the Apollo landing sites, so that I might cram them up the rectal orifice of my local moon-landing-denier.

With a broom handle.

Come on! What good would that do? Everyone knows NASA will just modify any hi-res shots coming back from the orbiter. The truth will NEVER be known so long as NASA contorls the mssions!

[Jonas]

Come on! What good would that do? Everyone knows NASA will just modify any hi-res shots coming back from the orbiter. The truth will NEVER be known so long as NASA contorls the mssions!

How about we all pool together some money and pay NASA to get all these people and ship them to the moon?

"It's all photoshAAAAARGHgurgle..." On the moon, only the mice that live in the cheese can hear you scream.

[glindros]

Back on topic, the LRO made it into Lunar orbit. Hurray!

[nottenst]

Back on topic, the LRO made it into Lunar orbit. Hurray!

I had a Jack Bauer day yesterday. I was up from about 7 AM Monday and with the exception of a couple of short naps before lunch and dinner didn't get back to sleep until about 9:30 AM today. My shift was 8 PM to 8:30 AM.

The LOI-1 burn was very successful. NASA TV was filming interviews right behind me (pointing in the other direction) most of the time from 5 AM to 6:30 AM. It was quite exciting. Check out the videos on NASA TV's YouTube channel. I was wearing a pretty much solid red t-shirt and can be seen in the background at about 2:11 of 2:14 minutes of the LRO Enters Orbit Around the Moon video.

In the full "live" LRO Enters Lunar Orbit 062309 over one hour video I can be seen very briefly in the back at about 7:04 and 17:13 as the camera sweeps by. After LOI-1 completes I can be seen taking a photo at 1:05:36 for a few seconds.

You can see the NASA TV you tube videos at

http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision

Neil

[Doom Shepherd]

I was wearing a pretty much solid red t-shirt and can be seen in the background at about 2:11 of 2:14 minutes of the LRO Enters Orbit Around the Moon video.

You're lucky you survived!

Didn't anyone ever tell you never to wear a red shirt when SPACE ADVENTURE is involved? Especially if you're only going to be in-frame for a few moments?

[WorkerCaste]

I had a Jack Bauer day yesterday. I was up from about 7 AM Monday and with the exception of a couple of short naps before lunch and dinner didn't get back to sleep until about 9:30 AM today. My shift was 8 PM to 8:30 AM.

Thanks for taking the time to post! It's pretty exciting.

[babylonlurker]

And tonight I have received signals from the LRO, after aeveral failed attempts.

Signals coming from orbit around the Moon, received with an antenna on the balcony ... not bad for "long distance" ...

[nottenst]

The first images from LRO are in: check out LRO's first images article or the press release and you can get high resolution images from LROC.

Meanwhile, I've been also supporting GOES-O which launched Saturday night.

[babylonlurker]

The first images from LRO are in: check out LRO's first images article or the press release and you can get high resolution images from LROC.

Meanwhile, I've been also supporting GOES-O which launched Saturday night.

Yes - beautiful images, looking forward to more of them