lunar lander
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Dying Moon Lander Sends Back Final Image Before the Long Lunar Night
Japan’s SLIM, the Smart Lander for Investigation Moon, has entered a dormant mode on the Moon’s Shioli Crater, facing a 14-day lunar night with temperatures dropping below -200 degrees Fahrenheit. Night has fallen at Shioli Crater, and that means it’s likely the end of the line for SLIM. The lander has been placed into hibernation…
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Japan’s Lunar Mission Is Lying Face Down on the Moon
A new photo reveals what’s happened to SLIM lander, which made a historic pinpoint landing on the Moon.
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A First-of-Its-Kind ‘Pinpoint’ Moon Landing Could Happen This Week
We’re still reeling from last week’s Astrobotic failure, in which a catastrophic propellant leak rendered the Peregrine lunar lander incapable of completing its Moon landing mission. It’s not the outcome we were hoping for, but the global space community doesn’t have to wait long for another opportunity at lunar exploration success: Japan’s SLIM is slated…
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Peregrine’s Failure Won’t Derail NASA’s Outsourced Space Dreams
The NASA-funded private Peregrine mission is ending in defeat, but that doesn’t mean NASA needs to change course.