9 posts tagged ‘exploration of the moon’
Astrobotic Feared 'Catastrophic Situation' If It Didn't Destroy Peregrine Lunar Lander
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Astrobotic bid farewell to its Peregrine lunar lander on Thursday as the spacecraft plunged through Earth’s atmosphere, thereby preventing the failed mission from colliding into other spacecraft. Read more...
Watch Live as Japan Faces '20 Minutes of Terror' in Its Quest for a Pinpoint Moon Landing
Japan chooses to go to the Moon, and it’s doing so with a strong emphasis on accuracy. With SLIM, the nation’s space agency is aiming for an autonomous, high-precision landing within an impressive 328 feet (100 meters) of its intended target inside Shioli Crater. Read more...
Failed Moon Mission Carrying Human Remains Will Slam Into Earth’s Atmosphere Today
The saga of Peregrine is coming to a tragic end, with the lunar lander scheduled for reentry through Earth’s atmosphere after failing to touch down on the Moon. Read more...
Peregrine Moon Mission Runs Into Disaster, and More Top Science News of the Week
Failure in space dominated our headlines this week, with Astrobotic’s uncrewed lunar lander mission Peregrine-1 experiencing critical issues shortly after leaving Earth. Back on the ground, though, NASA finally—after months of trying—succeeded in opening the container filled with samples plucked from the asteroid… Read more...
In the Face of Doom, Lunar Lander's Instruments Spring to Life
Tragically, Astrobotic’s lander will not be able to pull off a soft landing on the lunar surface. However, Peregrine continues on its trajectory to the Moon, and as a small consolation, its onboard payloads have successfully powered on. Read more...
Could This—Finally—Be Humanity's First Permanent Lunar Base?
Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) are embarking on a pioneering venture to construct the first permanent human outpost on the Moon, a critical component of NASA’s Artemis program. Read more...
Pesky Heat Shield Issue Threatens to Delay NASA's First Crewed Moon Journey in Decades
Nearly a year after an uncrewed Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, NASA anticipates it still needs a few more months to resolve a lingering issue with the capsule’s heat shield before a crew can ride on board. Read more...
Chinese Rocket's Moon Collision in 2022 Carried Mystery Object, Experts Say
The surface of the Moon is littered with defunct hardware from past missions that are now buried amongst the lunar regolith. A recent crash site left a distinct and curious mark, creating two impact craters of equal size. Scientists examining the collision believe that there may have been an undisclosed object that… Read more...