Return to the moon
Discussion
Hill92 said:
Artemis II crew to orbit the moon in 2024 announced:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-651...
" Jeremy Hansen (47): Before joining the Canadian Space Agency, he was a fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He has yet to fly in space "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-651...
Edited by Hill92 on Tuesday 4th April 11:28
Picked a cracking ride for his first trip to space.
'They will join Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen to fly a capsule around the Moon late next year or early in 2025. The astronauts won't land on the Moon, but their mission will pave the way for a touchdown by a subsequent crew.'
It's 1968 again!
Except - 'In selecting a woman and a person of colour, Nasa is keeping its promise to bring greater diversity to its exploration efforts. All the previous crewed missions to the Moon were made by white men.'
I hope NASA was sensible enough to select the crew on pure merit not race or sex, but race and sex are getting the headline. Predictable I suppose.
It's 1968 again!
Except - 'In selecting a woman and a person of colour, Nasa is keeping its promise to bring greater diversity to its exploration efforts. All the previous crewed missions to the Moon were made by white men.'
I hope NASA was sensible enough to select the crew on pure merit not race or sex, but race and sex are getting the headline. Predictable I suppose.
Bainbridge said:
I wonder if the new lunar module will have the same manual override facilities as Apollo when it comes to a mission that lands. I can't imagine in this risk averse age that one of the crew will switch to manual, fly the thing down and land with 31 seconds of fuel left.
At the moment, they don't plan on using a Lunar Module type vehicle - although I wish they would.While we wait for Japan's space agency to check the status of SLIM, space journalist Kate Arkless Gray tells Sky News she is getting "nervous".
"They're basically waiting for it to phone home," she says.
"I would have imagined they would have had confirmation by now, so that makes me a little bit nervous, but it might just be that they don't want to say anything until they are really sure."
"They're basically waiting for it to phone home," she says.
"I would have imagined they would have had confirmation by now, so that makes me a little bit nervous, but it might just be that they don't want to say anything until they are really sure."
The Jaxa mission is apparently back in action:
Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68125589
Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68125589
Pupp said:
The Jaxa mission is apparently back in action:
Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68125589
Looks like a still from Wallace & Gromit... Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68125589
Presumably a genuine photo taken from the latest Russian lander...
Yes, they seem to be reporting that the moon's shifting position in relation to the sun has shed some light on the relevant panels.
Glad to hear they've got some success out of their mission although the end-of-term school report will still be hoping for better results next time. Clearly an opportunity for a bit more AI. I believe the primary purpose of the mission was supposed to be the ability of the craft to land itself, rather than any extensive research on the moon itself.
Yes, they seem to be reporting that the moon's shifting position in relation to the sun has shed some light on the relevant panels.
Glad to hear they've got some success out of their mission although the end-of-term school report will still be hoping for better results next time. Clearly an opportunity for a bit more AI. I believe the primary purpose of the mission was supposed to be the ability of the craft to land itself, rather than any extensive research on the moon itself.
Panamax said:
Presumably a genuine photo taken from the latest Russian lander...
Yes, they seem to be reporting that the moon's shifting position in relation to the sun has shed some light on the relevant panels.
Glad to hear they've got some success out of their mission although the end-of-term school report will still be hoping for better results next time. Clearly an opportunity for a bit more AI. I believe the primary purpose of the mission was supposed to be the ability of the craft to land itself, rather than any extensive research on the moon itself.
The precision in choosing the landing site is a success, no mean feat on its own. Space is hard and rocket motors fail, worth a 7/10 at least.Yes, they seem to be reporting that the moon's shifting position in relation to the sun has shed some light on the relevant panels.
Glad to hear they've got some success out of their mission although the end-of-term school report will still be hoping for better results next time. Clearly an opportunity for a bit more AI. I believe the primary purpose of the mission was supposed to be the ability of the craft to land itself, rather than any extensive research on the moon itself.
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