Maker Faire Austin 2007
Lunar Laser Ranging at McDonald Observatory

Maker Stage , Sunday 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Learn about the first 37 years of lunar laser ranging at McDonald Observatory in west Texas. Lunar data is used to study many aspects of the earth and much more.

Web site: http://www.csr.utexas.edu/mlrs/

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Topic(s): Engineering

Tags: talk "with Q & A"

About the Maker(s)

Washtub Jerry Washtub Jerry has been the project engineer for the duration of this project, the last surviving endeavor of the NASA Apollo Project, at the University of Texas McDonald Observatory near Ft. Davis, Texas.

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