Following the two successful impacts, there was also an announcement that the final resting place of the GRAIL twins will be named in memorial for Astronaut Sally Ride [first American woman in LEO, still holds "youngest American in orbit" title].
Thanks for the heads-up, I nearly forgot to tune in! Best Regards, --- Jodie Monday, December 17, 2012, 1:53:23 PM, you wrote: > http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-400 > NASA GRAIL Lunar Twins Begin Their Last Burn > Jet Propulsion Laboratory > December 17, 2012 > The twin spacecraft of NASA's GRAIL mission have completed their final > rocket burns. Their pre-planned lunar impact is expected at about 2:28 > p.m. PST (5:28 EST). > Ebb and Flow -- the two twin spacecraft of NASA's Gravity Recovery and > Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission -- have begun their final rocket > burns. They are scheduled to impact the moon at around 2:28 p.m. PST > (5:28 EST). [clip!] ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
