[FPSPACE] FW: A Telescope Made of Moondust

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
>To: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
>Subject: A Telescope Made of Moondust
>Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:46:51 -0500
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>NASA Science News for July 9, 2008
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>Mix moondust with epoxy, add a dash of carbon nanotubes, and spin. The 
>result? A parabolic mirror perfectly suited for a giant lunar observatory. 
>A NASA-supported scientist has discovered this new recipe for making 
>telescopes out of moondust, and to prove it works he has spun a "moondust 
>mirror" here on Earth.
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