There would have to be precise measurements taken to land the LM on the moon. Too many factors involved. 1. Moon is continuously moving 2. Scientists prior to the landing did not know the EXACT distance of the moon from earth 3. They would have to know the EXACT angle the LM would have to travel to meet the moon. 4. They could have not known how fast a COASTING LM would be traveling in space since no prior travels were made. Imagine this, the LM is approaching the moon, seeing that it's traveling to fast or too slow to meet the moon, how could they possibly flucuate their speed and position? Newton's Law of Motion: Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless there is an external force applied to it. They're in space with absolutely no friction or resistence. You're telling me the 1st time they attempt to go to the moon they succeed without learning from trial and error? Get Real.
2007-05-28
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