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Lunatic fringe: blow up the moon because it's gay

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Space News Examiner
 

You can run across some strange things on the internet. Like this "petition to NASA" , which demands that we blow up the moon because, among other perceived problems, it's gay.

I think we should send some morons into space to land on the moon and plant bombs to blow it up. The moon is gay.

How's the petition doing? More than 1,000 signatures so far.

If you'd like to read about the next mission to stage a planned lunar crash, check out the spectacular LRO/LCROSS moon mission, click here.

But first, as your Sunday special, some theme music: Hank Williams Sr. and Howlin' at the Moon.

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An award-winning journalist, author, and former NASA spokesman, Patricia Phillips has written about space for international markets since the 1970's. She's a skilled platform speaker, anthologized poet, and popular Native American story teller. Her love for space began when she ...

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