Fun & Curios Stuff That’s Hard to Do January 28, 2024 Tonight’s Double-Header Falcon9 Starlink from the Cape Falcon9 Starlink from Vandenberg
they have two small rolling cameras that they managed to get out onto the surface several days ago. one of them took the picture of the lander
this article has info on the cameras: https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2024/01/25/Japan-SLIM-landing-robots-moon/6391706190331/
Good to hear. After 14 days the lander is not guaranteed to come back alive when sunlight again hits its solar panels. i’d say they got about 50% or more of the planned activity accomplished. Not bad for a crash landing…
update on more hard to do stuff:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68125589
SLIM is back
Good news!
Fun question: how’d they get that pic of the failed lander?
they have two small rolling cameras that they managed to get out onto the surface several days ago. one of them took the picture of the lander
Next step would be to deploy a drone or two to capture the actual landing
this article has info on the cameras:
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2024/01/25/Japan-SLIM-landing-robots-moon/6391706190331/
Good to hear. After 14 days the lander is not guaranteed to come back alive when sunlight again hits its solar panels.
i’d say they got about 50% or more of the planned activity accomplished. Not bad for a crash landing…