SMART-1’s instruments have been sending back brilliant new pictures of the Moon and have been looking for clues to how the Moon was formed - perhaps in a collision between the young Earth and another planet, billions of years ago. Telescopes on Earth hope to catch the final moments of the mission as SMART-1 impacts the Moon.At the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt the mission controllers use SMART-1’s small controlling thrusters in a clever way to make sure it crashes where astronomers can see the impact.So even as it meets its doom, SMART-1 will put on a show for watchers on the Earth.
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In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “The federal government has conducted a thorough review of its response to natural disasters, and we’re making reforms that will improve our response to future emergencies. With help from Congress, we have committed $110 billion to the recovery effort, and we are playing a vital role in helping people clear debris, repair and rebuild their homes, reopen their businesses and schools, and put their lives back together.”

Launched in 2003, SMART-1 tested innovative technology on its way to the Moon, including the first use of a solar-electrical propulsion engine for interplanetary trips. Since it started orbiting the Moon in Spring 2005, SMART-1 started collecting a wealth of lunar images and data about the surface mineralogy - Europe’s heritage for future lunar missions..
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In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “This week I met with my national security, counterterrorism, and economic teams. We’ve set clear goals: We will defeat the terrorists and expand freedom across the world, we’ll protect the American homeland and work tirelessly to prevent attacks on our country, and we will continue to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of America and build a more prosperous future for all our citizens.”

In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “This week, America received a stark reminder that terrorists are still plotting attacks to kill our people. … We’re dealing with a new enemy that uses new means of attack and new methods to communicate. This week’s events demonstrate the vital importance of ensuring that our intelligence and law enforcement personnel have all the tools they need to track down the terrorists, and prevent attacks on our country.”