Athena Moon Lander ended up with her side, which made the mission to an early end
An exciting image of intuitive machines Athens Moon Lander It appears that it fell on Thursday in a hole near the southern pole and tells it on its side. Looking at a low sun corner and Lanander solar cells, the spacecraft battery quickly drained, which led to an early end, the company officials said on Friday.
The company said on its website.
A camera on The Athena Lander shows that the spacecraft fell into a hole near the southern pole of the moon and told it on its side. The Earth was frames between two ligament legs in the spacecraft in the remote background. / Credit: intuitive machines
“After landing, the mission control units managed to accelerate many features of the programs and loads, including the PRIME-1 (drilling) wing in NASA, before exhausting Lander batteries,” the statement continued. “With the direction of the sun, the direction of the solar panels, and the severe cold temperatures in the hole, the intuitive recharge machines do not expect Athens. The task has ended and the difference continues to evaluate the data collected during the mission.”
February 26 At the top of the Spacex Falcon 9, Athena Lander carried 10 scientific tools and technical demonstrations funded by the NASA program that pushes the operators of commercial spacecraft to provide the agency’s loads to the moon. The goal is to collect the necessary data before astronauts return to the moon in the timeline 2027-28.
In this case, NASA agreed to pay 62.5 million intuitive machines to provide training and group spectrum, known as Prime-1, to the moon. NASA’s Tipping Point Technology Program has paid $ 15 million to cellular communication equipment in Nokia and another $ 41 million to help funding the innovative “Hopper” missiles designed to jump to a hole permanently in search of ice.
Athens performed a flawless performance from launch to the moon’s orbit and most of the moon to the moon. but Shortly before landingLander’s independent steering and navigation system began to be directed to one side, and it is assumed that to avoid rocks or some other risks on the surface, and ended in the hole about 820 feet from the intended goal.
The spacecraft may be filled after hitting the Earth at an angle or due to some remaining side movement. He did not address the intuition of the last seconds of the landing, but he said that even the rest on its side, Athens remained functional, as it recognized the orders of the land, reduces data and tried to recharge its batteries. But it was not enough.
“This southern area is the pole is lit by the cruel corners of the sun and the limited direct communication with the Earth,” the intuitive machines said on its web page. “This area has been avoided due to its rugged terrain, and intuitive machines believe that IM-2 visions and achievements will open this area for further exploration.”
It was a decline incident The second is disappointment For intuitive machines. The first Moon Hander, named Odysseus, fell on the surface of the moon last year, but hit the surface more difficult than expected and the relegation leg failed. The car ended with her side and she was unable to complete her mission.
Athens had previously arrived before Success From a commercial cradle built by Austin, Firefly Aerospace based in Texas, which also carried NASA’s cargo on the surface. This spacecraft, known as Blue Ghost, fell on Sunday in a different area of the moon with more tolerant terrain.
A third private land was launched from the private sector, which is from ISPace based in Tokyo, at the top of the same Falcon 9 that strengthened Blue Ghost in space. The Japanese Lander takes a longer way, low energy to the moon, and is expected to land in June.
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