| 单词 | lander |
| 例句 | But I can't just use the letters A through Z. Twenty-six letters plus my question card would be twenty-seven cards around the lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On most landers, the weak point is the battery. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But these ideas do not rescue the notion that the Viking lander experiments indicate life on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Viking lander extends human capabilities to other and alien landscapes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1973, a quite similar sequence of events occurred with the Mars 6 lander, in that case the failure occurring within one second of touchdown. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But this last step, with its complicated dance between the Moon and the lander and the waiting command module, was the most complicated. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Twenty-one hours on the surface of the Moon for two astronauts in the lunar lander, while the service module circled the heavenly body in a parking orbit. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Getting the lander off the roof was a hell of a lot easier than getting it up there. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was all smiles as I lashed the lander in place. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pathfinder mission ended because the lander had an unknown critical failure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My most persistent emotion in working with the Viking lander pictures was frustration at our immobility. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The command service module was the astronauts’ bus—their only bus—back to Earth: the lander would ferry the astronauts to the waiting service module and then be discarded. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "The lander hasn't been able to connect to Sojourner, and we have no way to contact it directly." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "Our best guess is he took it into the Hab. The lander's signal wouldn't be able to reach Sojourner through Hab canvas." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I stomped up and down the ramp first, to make sure it was stable, then I dragged the lander up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Once JPL lost contact with the lander, they had no idea what became of Sojourner. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This was one reason that each Viking lander was carried into Mars orbit with its orbiter, and descent delayed until the orbiter surveyed the landing site. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If the two vehicles’ orbits didn’t coincide, the two in the lander would be stranded forever in the vacuum of space. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Eagle, the lunar lander, issued forth from the Apollo command module at 4:00 p.m. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Here's the cool part: I will eventually go to Schiaparelli and commandeer the Ares 4 lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I made the pile steeper and made sure I could drag the lander up and down. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I just suited up and checked the lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That all assumes I can get the lander's radio working at all. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z All I had to do was aim for them until I found the lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Winds that would make the lander crash were probably strong enough to lift dust off the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen my ship, after all, the little lander that had brought me down on planet; he had free access along with anyone else to the engineers’ reports on the ship and the ansible. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "I can't answer that for sure. But remember, we made a lunar lander from scratch in seven years." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Subsequent observations by the Viking lander support the identification of windblown clays on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sojourner rover brought out, placed 1 meter due north of lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There's no way to get the lander in the airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Wolf Trap was selected along with three other microbiology experiments to go aboard the Viking landers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon would have a brief window to get back into the lunar lander and reconnect their dinghy with the mother ship above. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The little fella was only two meters from the lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If I establish a link with NASA, I can talk to them by holding a page of text up to the lander's camera. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The first picture taken by the Viking 1 lander was of one of its own footpads—in case it were to sink into Martian quicksand, we wanted to know about it before the spacecraft disappeared. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It probably entered a contingency mode and started circling the lander, trying to communicate. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it's running an extended selfcheck, or staying still until it hears from the lander or something. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But it's the only way I could think of to get the lander safely onto the roof. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I might lose my grip and send the lander tumbling down the ramp. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The lander was immobile, while Sojourner wandered around and got a good look at the local rocks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I piled some rocks near the lander and dragged it up the pile and back down again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I dragged the lander up to my new outdoor workbench. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This means the Hab itself would block any transmissions if the lander were inside. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm taking both back with me, but the important part is the lander. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was really hoping I’d wake up to a functional lander, but no such luck. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I rested it in the lander where the battery used to be. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The agency’s leader, Jim Bridenstine, explained in September that the plan to get to Mars involves returning to the moon with landers, rovers, robots and humans. A new era in spaceflight: Back to the moon on the way to Mars 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Even I, a kid who had built models of the Saturn V rocket and the lunar lander, could only watch for so long. Goodnight Moon Landing 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The lander confirmed Glud's suspicion that deep ocean trenches store a disproportionate amount of carbon, making them an unrecognised, but major component in the planet's carbon cycle. Dive for Avatar 2011-01-18T07:59:02Z Plans call for the lander to spend two days drilling into the lunar surface and collecting 4.4 pounds of rocks and debris. China collects moon samples to study on Earth 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z NASA’s InSight lander touched down safely on the Martian surface Monday, after a six-month journey to the Red Planet. NASA’s InSight lander touches down on the surface of Mars 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z It will take about six months for the lander to reach the Red Planet. NASA revives Mars lander mission 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Like the sleeping Philae comet lander, the case may yet catch some sunlight and blip back to life. Dwight Garner Reviews the 'Serial' Season Finale 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The Schiaparelli lander was part of an international mission to analyze the Red Planet’s atmosphere and to hunt for signs of life. ‘Not good signs’ for fate of Europe’s Mars lander 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The robotic lander was supposed to lift off this month but was grounded in December by an instrument leak. NASA revives Mars lander mission 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Similarly, landers that use legs were considered too unstable to settle on Mars. Curiosity rover's descent to Mars – the story so far 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z After the companies create the lander modules for NASA’s equipment, they can sell any extra room on board. A Time Capsule of Human Creativity, Stored in the Sky 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z To Catch a Comet This new special documents the comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta and the successful effort to put a lander on a comet. Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Black-ish' on ABC 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z “It’s about having a sustainable human presence on and around the moon,” Bridenstine said, which means “landers, rovers, robots, and humans will have more access to more parts of the moon than ever before.” Fifty Years After Apollo 11, the View of Earth from the Moon 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Instead, the agency will focus on the project’s first leg, a lander to collect the samples and rocket them to the rendezvous. News at a glance: SETI’s big bucks, Australia’s research integrity, and Mars sample return’s slowdown 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The novel rotorcraft lander will conduct several flights on the surface, exploring a variety of locations to search for the building blocks and signs of life. Studies of geologic faulting on icy moons aid exploration of extraterrestrial watery worlds 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The InSight lander is now out of commission, its solar panels covered in dust, so it’s unlikely that scientists will gather any evidence that could substantially revise Mars’s core size again any time soon. Mars Has a Surprise Layer of Molten Rock Inside 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Scientists had been using InSight, a robotic lander to study the planet’s insides. A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z I would love to see, in my lifetime, a lander mission to Venus that could collect dynamic data about surface temperature and weather patterns. What It Takes to Grow Crystals in Space 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The quake, which had a magnitude of 4.7 and caused vibrations to reverberate through the planet for at least six hours, was recorded by NASA's InSight lander on May 4 2022. Source of largest ever Mars quake revealed 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z NASA’s stationary InSight lander launched to Mars in May 2018, touching down six months later in November in a plain called Elysium Planitia just north of the Martian equator. ‘Monster Quake’ Hints at Mysterious Source within Mars 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Many midbody remnants are reabsorbed by one of the daughter cells that shed them, but those that touch down on a distant surface, like a lunar lander, may instead be absorbed by a third cell. Remnant of cell division could be responsible for spreading cancer 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Other employees went to Blue Moon, the company's proposed astronaut moon lander, the sources said. Exclusive: Bezos' Blue Origin expects split on space station partnership -sources 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z In recent months, he’s wrangled with engineers about the Blue Origin moon lander the firm is developing with Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Jeff Bezos picks key man on Amazon Alexa to launch his rockets 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z "It opens the way to using smart sensors on robotic spacecraft, landers and rovers to search for signs of life before the samples return to Earth." Did life exist on Mars? Other planets? With AI's help, we may know soon 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Chances of India's Moon lander waking up after a freezing cold lunar night are "dimming with each passing hour", space scientists from the country have told the BBC. Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z As the sun rose on Friday over the lunar plateau where India’s Vikram lander and Pragyan rover sit, the robotic explorers remained silent. India’s Moon Lander Misses Wake-Up Call After Successful Mission 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z India's space agency Isro says it is trying to contact its Moon lander and rover as a new lunar day begins, but has not received any signals so far. Chandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Other options would include splitting the mission’s massive Sample Return Lander into two landers, one carrying the rocket to fire the samples into orbit and the other fetch rovers to retrieve samples. Mars Sample Return got a new price tag. It’s big 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z If its M1 lander makes it to the moon safely, ispace could become the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon. Moon News: Orion Splashes Down, Private Lander Takes Off 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z On Friday, space agency Isro said it was trying to contact the lander and rover after a new lunar day began, but had not received any signals. Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z In other moon news, a private Japanese company launched a lunar lander that will deliver a rover and a robot to the moon. Tokyo: a Good Place to Lose Things 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The lander, carrying the rover in its belly, touched down near the Moon's little-explored south pole in August. Chandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z In other moon news, a private Japanese company launched a lunar lander that will deliver a rover and a robot to the moon. NASA Names Astronauts for Artemis II Mission 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The mission is taking a slow path to the moon to save fuel and allow the lander to carry more items. Moon News: Orion Splashes Down, Private Lander Takes Off 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z "Unless the transmitter on the lander comes on, we have no connectivity. It has to tell us that it's alive. Even if all other sub-systems work, we have no way of knowing that," he added. Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Yesterday, the lander, called Vikram, made a successful “soft landing” at the moon’s south pole. Indian Spacecraft Lands at Moon’s South Pole 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z To go back to the surface, the space agency is relying on private companies to build the lunar landers. The moon’s south pole is a mystery. This image offers a stunning new glimpse 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The Vikram lander carries an instrument that measures vibrations emanating from its own studies and experiments as well as those from the rover and its activities. Chandrayaan-3: How important are India's Moon mission findings? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The lander is expected to arrive at the moon in April. Moon News: Orion Splashes Down, Private Lander Takes Off 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z An Isro spokesman added that efforts to contact the lander and rover were continuing. Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z It made several changes to the lander to make it stronger, and improve the computer programs that control it. Indian Spacecraft Lands at Moon’s South Pole 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Triangulating the origin of the mystery quakes, researchers surprisingly realized they came from the Apollo 17 lunar lander base, which expands and vibrates each morning as it becomes heated by the sun. Mysterious Moonquake Traced to Apollo 17 Lunar Lander Base 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The last thing the Vikram lander did before being put to bed in early September was what Isro called a "hop experiment". Chandrayaan-3: How important are India's Moon mission findings? 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Other private companies are also planning to launch lunar landers early next year. Moon News: Orion Splashes Down, Private Lander Takes Off 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The lander successfully separated from the rocket about 45 minutes after the launch and proceeded on its proper track to eventually land on the moon. Japan launches rocket carrying lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z But last Saturday, Russia’s Luna-25 lander crashed into the moon’s surface after one of its engines failed. Indian Spacecraft Lands at Moon’s South Pole 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z "Every lunar morning when the sun hits the lander, it starts popping off," Allen Husker, a Caltech research professor of geophysics who worked on the project, said in a statement. Mysterious Moonquake Traced to Apollo 17 Lunar Lander Base 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Japan successfully launched a rocket carrying a lunar lander, following three delays due to bad weather. Japan joins race to Moon with successful rocket launch 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Japan on Thursday successfully launched a rocket with a lunar lander at its fourth attempt this year. Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Around the same time, Russia's Luna-25 lander crashed while approaching the moon. Japan launches 'moon sniper' lunar lander SLIM into space 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The rover and lander are solar-powered, and are expected to work for about 14 days. Indian Spacecraft Lands at Moon’s South Pole 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Japan launched the H-IIA rocket carrying the national space agency's moon lander on Thursday morning, after unfavourable weather led to three postponements in a week last month. Better policy could unlock growth in Latam - G30 think tank 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The lander, dubbed the "moon sniper", is expected to attempt a Moon landing in February if all goes well. Japan joins race to Moon with successful rocket launch 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Previous landers have touched down between several and dozens of kilometres from their intended landing sites. Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z A Japanese private company, called ispace, crashed a lander in trying to land on the moon in April. Japan launches rocket carrying X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe, lunar lander 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z US space agency Nasa has released a photograph of India's lunar lander on the Moon's surface. Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z India's lunar lander and rover have been put to bed as the Sun begins to set on the Moon, the country's space research agency Isro has said. Chandrayaan-3: Isro puts India's Moon lander and rover in 'sleep mode' 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The rover’s payloads are turned off and the data it collected has been transmitted to the Earth via the lander, the statement said. India’s moon rover completes its walk, scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water. 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The satellite, containing a telescope the size of a bus, is expected to part ways with the lunar lander. Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Also aboard the latest Japanese rocket is the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, a lightweight lunar lander. Japan launches rocket carrying X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe, lunar lander 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z It shows Vikram lander as a tiny speck in the centre of the image with "its dark shadow visible against the bright halo surrounding the vehicle". Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The lander and rover need sunlight to charge their batteries and function. Chandrayaan-3: Isro puts India's Moon lander and rover in 'sleep mode' 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover were expected to operate only for one lunar day, which is equal to 14 days on Earth. India’s moon rover completes its walk, scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water. 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z More recently in April, a private Japanese start-up, iSpace, failed to land its Hakuto-R lander after it too lost contact with the spacecraft. Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia’s first moon mission in almost half a century. NASA spacecraft around moon spots likely crash site of Russia’s lost lunar lander 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The lander and the rover spent about 10 days on the lunar surface, gathering data and images, with the country's space research agency Isro says they "exceeded their mission objectives". Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The Indian space agency has been providing regular updates on the lander and the rover's movements and findings and sharing images taken by them. Chandrayaan-3: Isro puts India's Moon lander and rover in 'sleep mode' 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The same could be said for the lunar lander built by the private Japanese space company ispace. India’s Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon. Here's why that matters 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Hours later, the Pragyaan rover - Pragyaan is the Sanskrit word for wisdom - exited the lander and took its first steps on the Moon. Chandrayaan-3: What has India's Moon rover Pragyaan been up to since landing? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The lunar rover had come down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft after last Wednesday’s touch-down near the moon’s south pole. India’s moon rover confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the lunar south pole 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z At the weekend, the country's space research agency Isro said the lander and the rover had been put to bed as the Sun began to set on the Moon. Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Isro had said this would allow the lander and the rover 14 days of sunlight to charge their batteries and work. Chandrayaan-3: Isro puts India's Moon lander and rover in 'sleep mode' 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the urgent task was to analyse the reasons why the Luna-25 lander crashed into the Moon and eliminate them next time. Kremlin says Luna-25 failure 'nothing terrible' 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z While the lander with a rover inside crash-landed on the Moon's surface, the mission wasn't entirely unsuccessful. India's Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Successfully Lands On The Moon 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z India launched its lander with a budget of about $75 million. Explainer: Japan's moon landing: When is it and why is it important? 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The Indian space agency has provided regular updates on the lander and the rover's movements and findings and shared images taken by them. Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Initially, Isro had said that once night fell - which also equals two weeks on Earth - the lander and the rover would stop working. Chandrayaan-3: Isro puts India's Moon lander and rover in 'sleep mode' 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z “All payloads on the propulsion module, lander module, and rover are performing nominally.” India’s lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft’s historic touchdown 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The Vikram lander - carrying the rover in its belly - had successfully touched down as planned on Wednesday evening. Chandrayaan-3: India releases first video of lunar rover Pragyaan's Moonwalk 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Somnath said there are two scientific instruments in the rover and three instruments on board the lander, and all of them have been switched on sequentially. India’s lunar rover comes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The soft, textbook touchdown by the lander after a failed attempt in 2019 sparked widespread jubilation and celebration in the world's most populous country. Chandrayaan-3 rover rolls onto moon's surface as ecstatic India celebrates 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The Vikram lander successfully touched down as planned on Wednesday evening. Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Add to that, a failed mission to the Moon: Russia's 'Luna-25' lander was lost in space, destroyed as it collided with the lunar surface last week. How Russia reacted after Prigozhin plane crash 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The lander and rover carry instruments that will study the composition of the lunar soil and probe for water and ice, while listening for small seismic tremors. India makes history by landing spacecraft near Moon’s south pole 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Residents of the world’s most populous country had crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants on Wednesday and erupted into clapping, dancing and the exchanging of sweets when they saw the lander’s smooth touchdown. India’s lunar rover comes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Two visitors from India — a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan — landed in the southern polar region of the moon on Wednesday. ‘India Is on the Moon’: Lander’s Success Moves Nation to Next Space Chapter 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Pragyaan will communicate only with the lander which will send the information to the orbiter from Chandrayaan-2 - which is still circling the Moon - to pass it on to the Earth for analysis. Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In addition to the scientific results of Chandrayaan-3, India is preparing a joint lunar exploration with Japan, in which India will provide the lander and Japan the launch vehicle and the rover. What’s Next for India in Space Exploration 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z India's second lunar mission, which also attempted to soft-land there in 2019, was unsuccessful - its lander and rover were destroyed, though its orbiter survived. Chandrayaan-3: India makes historic landing near Moon's south pole 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Next came a brief but crucial 10-second “attitude hold” phase, wherein the lander stabilized itself using its eight smaller thrusters to gain a steady view of the looming lunar surface for its various landing sensors. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z A lander with a rover inside touched down on the lunar surface, sparking cheers and applause among the space scientists watching in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. India becomes the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The lander is also carrying several scientific instruments which will help find out what goes on the Moon's surface and above and below it. Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z A lander with a rover inside was orbiting before attempting to touch down on the lunar surface, creating an agonizing wait for India’s space scientists in the southern city of Bengaluru. India’s spacecraft is preparing to land on the moon in the country’s second attempt in 4 years 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The lander's speed was gradually reduced from 1.68km per second to almost zero, enabling it to make a soft landing on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3: India makes historic landing near Moon's south pole 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z While laser altimeters are commonly employed by several lunar landers, they can report anomalous heights at times if, say, a lander passes over mountainous terrain or large craters. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off on 14 July from the Sriharikota space centre in south India. Chandrayaan-3: India's Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar south pole landing 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, tense moments preceded the touchdown as the lander began its precarious descent. Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The six-wheeled lander and rover module of Chandrayaan-3 is configured with payloads that would provide data to the scientific community on the properties of lunar soil and rocks, including chemical and elemental compositions. India’s spacecraft is preparing to land on the moon in the country’s second attempt in 4 years 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Russian aerospace company NPO Lavochkin designed and built the lander, which had two major parts: a landing platform with a propulsion system; and landing gear, including a velocity and range meter for use during landing. Russia’s Luna-25 Lander Has Crashed into the Moon 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z But onboard software designed to filter out certain abrupt values to keep the ispace lander’s motion stable rejected the measurement as erroneous. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z In the past few days, the Vikram lander's camera has been extensively mapping the lunar surface while attempting to locate a safe landing spot. Chandrayaan-3: India's Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar south pole landing 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Its continues to circle the Moon even today and is helping the Vikram lander send images and data to Earth for analysis. Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z It entered the lunar orbit but lost touch with its lander, which crashed while making its final descent to deploy a rover to search for signs of water. India’s spacecraft is preparing to land on the moon in the country’s second attempt in 4 years 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Also on the lander was a non-pressurized instrument container for items such as solar panels, radiators, antennas, television cameras, a power source and scientific equipment. Russia’s Luna-25 Lander Has Crashed into the Moon 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The Japanese lander, thinking it was closer to the surface than it really was, continued decelerating slowly until it ran out of fuel and fell to a ruinous crash landing. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The lander was boosted out of Earth’s orbit toward the moon a little over an hour later. Factbox-Russia's Luna-25 moon mission fails: what you need to know 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Russia’s unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon. 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The Russian lunar lander was expected to reach the moon between Aug. 21 – 23, around the same time as an Indian craft which was launched on July 14. Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z India's Chandrayaan 3 lander is also on track to touch down in that area very soon, as early as Aug. 23 or Aug. 24. Russia’s Luna-25 Lander Has Crashed into the Moon 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z But the deviation quickly grew to be so large that the lander couldn’t correct it in time despite its ability to throttle its thrust. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The lander detached from the propulsion module, which carried it close to the Moon, on Thursday. Chandrayaan-3: India's lunar lander Vikram sends close-up photos of Moon 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z NASA’s InSight lander fell silent in December after dust accumulated on its solar panels. Days on Mars Are Getting Shorter 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The Russian mission is racing against India, which sent up its own lander last month that is already orbiting the Moon. Watch: Russia launches first Moon mission in 47 years 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The lander is due to touch down on the moon on Aug. 23, Russia's space agency said. Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z This pause gave the lander a chance to capture pictures of the surface and compare them to preloaded onboard satellite images to determine whether it was above its desired landing region. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The Russian lunar lander is expected to reach the moon on Aug. 23, about the same day as an Indian craft which was launched on July 14. Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The lander is expected to operate on the lunar surface for one year. Russia to evacuate village for first lunar lander mission in half century 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Russia's space chief told Interfax the lander is expected to touch down on 21 August. Watch: Russia launches first Moon mission in 47 years 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off on 14 July. Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z At this point, since the surface right below the lander didn’t look safe, the lander sought a safer adjacent area and deviated to touchdown there. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z A previous Indian attempt to land at the moon’s south pole in 2019 ended when the lander crashed into the moon’s surface. Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z A lunar orbit rendezvous occurs when a smaller lunar lander breaks off a main spacecraft while in orbit to land on or circle the Moon before returning to the main craft. 65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z It entered the lunar orbit but lost touch with its lander that crashed while making its final descent to deploy a rover to search for signs of water. India’s space agency is set to launch an unmanned mission to the moon’s south pole 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z It will try to set the lander and rover on the lunar surface on 23 or 24 August. Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Finally, on touchdown, sensors on the lander’s legs triggered the shutdown of its main engines. Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It is unclear if Putin will attend the launch of the lunar lander. Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The lander is due to reach the Moon on 23-24 August, space officials said. Chandrayaan-3: India set to launch historic Moon mission 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The six-wheeled, solar-powered rover will rely on the Vikram lander to maintain communications with Earth as it trundles around the landing region for 14 Earth days—or about one period of lunar daylight. India Aims for the Moon with Launch of Chandrayaan-3 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z To meet China's lunar objectives, Chinese researchers are developing the super-heavy Long March 10 carrier rocket, a new-generation crewed spacecraft, a lunar lander, and a crewed lunar rover, according to Zhang. China plans to send two rockets for crewed moon landing 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z When astronauts take another small step on the moon in 2029, they might be stepping off a lunar lander built in King County. NASA Administrator touts local space industry in WA summit 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Kids can climb on both, and slide off the lander. Take your kid to this park near Seattle. Leave with an astronaut 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z When he wants to get away, Hughes drives two or so hours east to his out-of-this-world getaway spot — a replica of a lunar lander. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Mars Express traveled to the red planet with a lander, dubbed Beagle-2, which lost contact with Earth as it attempted to touch down on the Martian surface. First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The twin-rocket plan would overcome China's longstanding technological hurdle of developing a heavy-duty rocket powerful enough to send both astronauts and a lander probe. China plans to send two rockets for crewed moon landing 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The Blue Moon lander is slated to touch down on the moon in 2029, carrying four astronauts as part of the Artemis V mission. NASA Administrator touts local space industry in WA summit 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z There’s also a mission control panel with buttons to push, dials to twist, switches to flip, a memory game to play and an intercom that connects to the lunar lander. Take your kid to this park near Seattle. Leave with an astronaut 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z There, Fred Haise, an Apollo 13 astronaut and pilot, autographed a 3D model of a lunar lander that the family built. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Although it made it to the surface, the lander’s solar panels didn’t fully unfurl. First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z In October 2034, the craft is expected to make its final thrust to the seventh and last asteroid, named Justitia, before deploying a lander over a year later. UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The spacecraft will also drop off a small lander to set down on Justitia’s surface. The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The rover and lander look like they could be in a museum, but they don’t have the “no touching” rules that kids hate. Take your kid to this park near Seattle. Leave with an astronaut 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z More than a decade ago, the idea to fuse boat designs, tiny houses and lunar landers began taking shape when Hughes took note of the tiny house movement. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Private moon landers from other companies are to be picked in a later contract program. SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight chief for Starship role 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z A seven metre sculpture of Mars has gone on display alongside a model of the Beagle 2 lander from the 2003 Mars mission. Luke Jerram brings Mars sculpture to Aerospace Bristol 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z One of the key uses of Starship will be as the lunar lander during NASA’s Artemis III mission, which is to take astronauts to the moon’s surface near the south pole. SpaceX Rocket Struggled to Self-Destruct as It Spun Out of Control 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z His son, Zion Dawson Ahmoah, worked up a sweat as he rocketed down the lunar lander’s slide. Take your kid to this park near Seattle. Leave with an astronaut 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Hughes estimates it took about four years to build the lander and secure an occupancy permit. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z “I’m really happy to announce that as of last week we started building the M2 flight model lander,” said Scott Moon, an ispace engineer, during the broadcast. Japanese Moon Landing Attempt Falls Short as Spacecraft Goes Silent 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Alongside the sculpture, the exhibition will feature a model of the Mars Express Orbiter and a full-scale model of Beagle 2, the UK-built, Mars lander, that was deployed from Mars Express in 2003. Luke Jerram brings Mars sculpture to Aerospace Bristol 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z A bid this week by a Japanese company to become the first to put a commercial lander on the Moon was unsuccessful. News at a glance: U.S. rules on carbon emissions, better vehicle batteries, and a Mars moon’s close-up 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Last Wednesday afternoon, a diverse crew of youngsters skipped between the rover and lander replicas. Take your kid to this park near Seattle. Leave with an astronaut 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The tiny house might look like a lunar lander but it had to pass muster with Grant County building officials. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In a statement Tuesday evening, ispace said its ground controllers “confirmed that the lander was in a vertical position as it carried out the final approach to the lunar surface.” Japanese start-up loses contact with spacecraft during moon landing 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Eastern time, the lander, about 7 1/2 feet tall, was expected to land in Atlas Crater, a 54-mile-wide feature in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon. Japanese company’s spacecraft is lost during moon landing attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The company, called ispace, tracked the descent of its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander until seconds before the scheduled landing in Atlas crater, after which it lost contact. News at a glance: U.S. rules on carbon emissions, better vehicle batteries, and a Mars moon’s close-up 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z More than six hours after communication ceased, the Tokyo company ispace finally confirmed what everyone had suspected, saying there was “a high probability” that the lander had slammed into the moon. ‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon, Japanese company says 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The lunar lander dwelling is one of several worthy sites in tiny Beverly, which is gaining attention thanks to the Beverly Railroad Bridge. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z But the loss of signal indicates that “there is a high probability that the lander eventually made a hard landing on the moon’s surface.” Japanese start-up loses contact with spacecraft during moon landing 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Two commercial landers, built by U.S. companies and financed by NASA, are scheduled to be launched to the moon in the coming months. Japanese company’s spacecraft is lost during moon landing attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z A previous commercial lander, sent by an Israeli company in 2019, crashed as it attempted to land. News at a glance: U.S. rules on carbon emissions, better vehicle batteries, and a Mars moon’s close-up 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Official word finally came in a statement: “It has been determined that there is a high probability that the lander eventually made a hard landing on the moon’s surface.” ‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon, Japanese company says 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The bridge, about a mile from the lunar lander, provides a link between Washington’s two sides and brings hikers, cyclists and horse riders through the community. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The loss of signal could indicate that the lander, which had Japanese and Emirati robots aboard, crashed into the lunar surface. Your Wednesday Briefing: Biden’s Re-Election Bid 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Eight months later, India’s Vikram lander shifted off course about 1 mile above the surface during its landing attempt, then went quiet. Japanese company’s spacecraft is lost during moon landing attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Eastern time, the lander, about 7.5 feet tall, was expected to land in Atlas Crater, a 54-mile-wide feature in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The lander entered lunar orbit on March 21. ‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon, Japanese company says 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Hughes modeled his tiny getaway on a lunar lander, down to the steel struts, stabilizing wires and front door/hatch. This tiny WA house along the Columbia River is out of this world 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Two more landers, both made by U.S. companies and funded by NASA, are scheduled to be launched to the moon this year. Your Wednesday Briefing: Biden’s Re-Election Bid 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Communication was lost with the Hakuto-R lunar lander moments before it was due to touch down. iSpace: First private moon landing likely to have failed 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The Ispace lander could have been the first step toward a new paradigm of space exploration, with governments, research institutions and companies sending scientific experiments and other cargo to the moon. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology and Houston’s Intuitive Machines have lunar landers waiting in the wings, poised to launch later this year at NASA’s behest. ‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon, Japanese company says 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Once there, the lander will deploy a two-wheeled, tennis-ball-sized robot developed by a Japanese toymaker and a rover from the United Arab Emirates. ispace: Japan Moon landing would be first by private firm 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The 7-foot lander is carrying a mini lunar rover for the United Arab Emirates and a toylike robot from Japan designed to roll around in the moon dust. Tokyo company aims to be 1st business to put lander on moon 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z United Launch Alliance expects its new Vulcan rocket to make its inaugural launch later this year, hoisting a private lunar lander to the moon at NASA’s behest. What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX’s big Starship 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Two commercial landers, built by American companies and financed by NASA, are scheduled to be launched to the moon in the coming months. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The researchers used landers that carried dead fish as bait; deep-sea crustaceans ate the bait, and the snailfish came to eat the crustaceans. Deepest Fish Discovered More Than 5 Miles below the Sea Surface 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z It is the first test by iSpace of what they hope will be a series of commercial landers over the next few years, each more ambitious than the previous. ispace: Japan Moon landing would be first by private firm 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Once the lander has secured those samples, it will launch them on a rocket back to Earth. NASA’s Perseverance Rover May Already Have Evidence of Ancient Martian Life 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The species - a type of snailfish of the genus Pseudoliparis - was was filmed by an autonomous "lander" dropped into the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, south of Japan. How the world's deepest fish was filmed 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z For the past month, engineers have been checking out the lander’s systems before proceeding with the landing attempt. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The lander that made the finding photographed a single juvenile snailfish at 8,336 meters. Deepest Fish Discovered More Than 5 Miles below the Sea Surface 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Ispace, a private Japanese company, launched its M1 robotic lander in December, carrying cargo built by the space agencies of Japan and the United Arab Emirates. April Space Events: Artemis Astronauts, a Journey to Jupiter and More 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z One possibility is a $1.1 billion robotic lander, called the Mars Life Explorer, that would drill 2 meters into midlatitude ice deposits—a top recommendation of last year’s “decadal survey” of planetary scientists. NASA lays out vision for robotic Mars exploration 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Even a maker of lunar landers got in on the action. Billionaire Branson sits out Virgin Orbit’s costly flameout 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Ispace is planning a second mission using a lander of almost the same design next year. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In the next ten years or so, the Moon will be the target of hundreds of orbiters and landers, each of which could create radio noise. Are Telescopes on the Moon Doomed? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The Emirates already have a spacecraft orbiting Mars, and a mini rover is hitching a ride to the moon on a Japanese lander. SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In 2018, Mars Cube One, a pair of small spacecraft, flew along with the InSight lander, successfully relaying its signal to Earth as they flew past the planet. NASA lays out vision for robotic Mars exploration 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Perseverance would then deliver the samples to the lander, which would hurtle the material into orbit. Strange DNA found in the desert offers lessons in the hunt for Mars life 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Two nations — Japan and the United Arab Emirates — may have lost payloads aboard the lander. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “I’m confident that what Europa Clipper will learn will make us want to go back, and a lander of some kind is the logical next step,” Neibur says. At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z They will serve as a backup in case the rover fails to deliver other samples to a future lander. News at a glance: Pandemic declarations, job satisfaction in the COVID-19 era, and a nuclear-powered rocket 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z From its perch in a vast and relatively flat plain called Elysium Planitia just north of the planet's equator, the lander has helped scientists gain new understanding of Mars' internal structure. NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The end has come for NASA’s InSight mission, a Mars lander that for more than 4 years listened for ground shaking that illuminates the structure of the planet’s interior, the agency announced yesterday. ‘It’s hard to say goodbye.’ Quake-sensing lander dies on Mars 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Eight months later, India’s Vikram lander shifted off course about a mile above the surface during its landing attempt, then went quiet. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “But maybe Clipper will throw us a curveball and a lander is not the right way to go. Maybe we’ll want to hover in the plumes instead of landing.” At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z For months, mission managers have been expecting this as dust accumulated on the lander’s solar panels, blocking the sunlight the stationary spacecraft needs to generate power. NASA Concludes InSight, Mars Mission That Listened for Quakes 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z At some point, a critical amount of actual Mars dust will cover the solar panels of NASA’s InSight lander, which has been studying the red planet’s crust, mantle, core and seismic activity since 2018. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The lander last communicated with Earth on 15 December. ‘It’s hard to say goodbye.’ Quake-sensing lander dies on Mars 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z If the Ispace lander did crash, it might take some time to understand from the telemetry sent back from the spacecraft to figure out what happened. Japanese Company’s Spacecraft Is Lost During Moon Landing Attempt 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z One possibility is that a lander could include a heat probe to melt its way into Europa’s hidden ocean. At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In a stroke of luck, the whirling column of dust blew directly over the lander in 2021 when its microphone was on. NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z With the solar panels out of commission, the batteries won’t generate enough voltage to keep the spacecraft’s instruments online, and the lander will power itself down. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The $425 million mission relies on seismic waves from small marsquakes, which bounce around boundaries deep inside the planet before being picked up by a seismometer, one of two instruments on the lander. ‘It’s hard to say goodbye.’ Quake-sensing lander dies on Mars 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The fine-grained particles also can damage scientific instruments on Martian landers and rovers and potentially blanket solar panels to the point of uselessness. In a first, hear a Mars rover get hit by a 387-foot dust devil 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “Figuring out a way to have cables transfer power and information between the lander and the probe are big, big problems that need to be solved in the coming years,” Pereira says. At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The lander’s other main instrument, however, encountered nothing but trouble. NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z After InSight touched down on Elysium Planitia six months after its launch, JPL engineers donned virtual reality goggles loaded with images the lander sent back of its immediate surroundings. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The lander’s second instrument, a heat probe, was never able to burrow itself into the clumpy soil. ‘It’s hard to say goodbye.’ Quake-sensing lander dies on Mars 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Musk’s company has received contracts worth billions of dollars to provide lunar landers. 50 Years After the Apollo 17 Mission, the Moon Looks Closer Than Ever 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The lander would have to carry perhaps several kilometers worth of cable with it, and any probe would have to be resilient enough to endure water refreezing as ice around it during a descent. At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The lander’s power levels have been dwindling for months because of all the dust coating its solar panels. NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z To do this, the lander had to deploy a basketball-sized seismometer sensitive enough to detect the movement of an individual atom, and then place a shield over it to protect the instrument from the elements. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In May, Banerdt said he was pleased with what the lander accomplished. ‘It’s hard to say goodbye.’ Quake-sensing lander dies on Mars 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Ji and Mr. Zhou each said that considerable work had already been done on a crewed lunar lander. China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The splashdown of the Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean started the Artemis program, which will rely on Elon Musk’s rocket company to build a moon lander for astronauts. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The lunar lander belongs to ispace, a Tokyo company intent on developing an economy up there. Successful return of NASA’s Orion hopefully clears way for astronauts on next lunar flyby 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z To check how the lander’s cameras would process sunlight — which scatters differently than artificial lighting — they rolled ForeSight into the parking lot. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z During the Apollo moon landings in the 1960s and 1970s, the lunar lander was packed into the Saturn V rocket. Artemis II, Artemis III and beyond. 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z A Japanese CubeSat, OMOTENASHI, was meant to send a small lander to the lunar surface, but it spun out of control after deployment, preventing further operations. NASA's Artemis I Mission Successfully Returns from the Moon 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z But Artemis III will hinge on a third requisite piece: a lander built by SpaceX. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Two U.S. companies, meanwhile, have lunar landers launching early next year. Successful return of NASA’s Orion hopefully clears way for astronauts on next lunar flyby 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z When engineers watched the lander’s video footage of its attempt to deploy the mole, they realized something was wrong: the 16-inch-long pile driver was hammering away, but wasn’t getting anywhere. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The lander for Artemis III will be a version of a Starship rocket built by SpaceX. Artemis II, Artemis III and beyond. 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The ispace lander will aim for Atlas crater in the northeastern section of the moon’s near side, more than 50 miles across and just over 1 mile deep. Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z For Artemis III, the lander will dock with the Orion spacecraft above the moon. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon. Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Over on Mars, when the voltage in InSight’s batteries drops below the critical threshold, the lander will enter what its designers call “dead bus mode,” said Bruce Banerdt, the mission’s principal investigator. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z For Artemis V and later missions, the lunar lander will be docked at Gateway. Artemis II, Artemis III and beyond. 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z With its four legs extended, the lander is more than 7 feet tall. Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Two astronauts will move over to the lander and head to the south polar region of the moon, spending close to a week on the surface. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z In addition, the lander is carrying an orange-sized sphere from the Japanese Space Agency that will transform into a wheeled robot on the moon. Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z “It’s the end of the chapter,” said Mishra, gazing fondly at the lander and its ever-present coating of fine gray dust. As NASA's Mars InSight mission comes to an end, JPL engineers say farewell to its twin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Astronauts will arrive at the Gateway on Orion, then move to the lander for the journey to the lunar surface. Artemis II, Artemis III and beyond. 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The group known as Team Hakuto evolved into Ispace, attracting sizable investment, and the company plans to launch a series of commercial moon landers in the coming years. Next Launch to the Moon: A Japanese Company’s Lunar Lander 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z But getting the lander to lunar orbit will be far from easy. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z In the meantime, however, despite observations by Voyager 1 in 1980 and the Cassini Saturn orbiter and its Huygens lander in 2004-5, planetary scientists’ models of Titan’s atmospheric dynamics were still only tentative. Telescopes Team Up to Forecast an Alien Storm on Titan 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z At a budget setting meeting last week, ESA resolved to launch the mission on a yet-to-be-determined U.S. rocket and develop its own lander—with some help from NASA. Europe pledges to launch Mars rover delayed by war 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Among the companies that may be bidding to build a competing lander are Blue Origin, the rocket company started by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. Artemis II, Artemis III and beyond. 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The Japanese company’s lander is not the only passenger on the flight. Next Launch to the Moon: A Japanese Company’s Lunar Lander 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The final launch is to be the lunar lander Starship, which will sidle up to the gas station Starship in orbit and fill up its tanks. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z And secondly, under the plan, the lander won’t be ready by then. To the Moon 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Next the lander’s parachutes, as well as its solar panels and wiring, caused trouble, forcing another delay to 2022. Europe pledges to launch Mars rover delayed by war 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z SpaceX’s Starship lander will attempt to land on the moon later this decade without a landing pad by moving its thrusters to the top of the rocket to try to mitigate the dust spew. NASA's going back to the moon and must confront a familiar enemy: Dust 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Intuitive Machines’ lander, which could be launched as early as March, could even beat Ispace to the moon because it’s using a quick six-day trajectory. Next Launch to the Moon: A Japanese Company’s Lunar Lander 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The lunar lander will then finally be ready to head to the moon. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z If SpaceX stumbles, NASA’s gamble on the company’s new spacecraft risks leaving the United States wasting its investment while still waiting for a moon lander for Artemis III. NASA Blazes a Path Back to the Moon With Artemis Rocket Launch 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The real losers of the new arrangement are scientists—both Russian and European—who designed instruments to be mounted on the Kazachok lander. Europe pledges to launch Mars rover delayed by war 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The plan is to station Starship and eventually other companies’ landers in orbit around the moon, ready for use whenever new Orion crews pull up. NASA’s mightiest rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z That is inadequate for the larger landers, carrying 20 tons or more, that are needed for people and the supplies they will need to survive on the red planet. NASA Launched an Inflatable Flying Saucer Then Landed It in the Ocean 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The agency just received proposals from other companies for a second lander design, but the second lander design is intended for later moon mission. Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z A recent Martian storm blanketed the solar panels of NASA’s InSight lander with dust, blocking much of the sunlight it needs to charge its batteries. Dying NASA Spacecraft Records Epic ‘Marsquakes’ 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Because of the tight timetable for developing the new ESA lander, it will not do any science. Europe pledges to launch Mars rover delayed by war 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Posiolova recalled that another spacecraft on Mars, NASA’s InSight lander, which has been parked on the surface for four years to monitor seismic activity, had detected a major jolt on Christmas Eve. Big rocks slam into Mars, gouge craters, reveal subsurface features 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z For future Mars missions, the inflatable heat shield would be combined with other systems like parachutes and retrorockets to guide the lander en route to a soft landing. NASA Launched an Inflatable Flying Saucer Then Landed It in the Ocean 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The Insight lander measured the seismic shocks, while the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provided stunning pictures of the resulting craters. Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The exquisitely sensitive seismometer on NASA’s InSight lander dutifully recorded the burst of seismic vibrations and then dispatched the data, a gift of science, to Earth the next day. When Meteors Shook Mars, NASA Was Listening and Watching 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z So McDivitt went into management, first of the Apollo lunar lander, then for the Houston part of the entire program. Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z If the moon mission succeeds, the UAE and Japan, which is providing the lander, would join the ranks of only the U.S., Saudi Arabia plans to send female astronaut to space in 2023 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z But the lander’s French-built seismometer may have missed impacts because of interfering noise from the Martian wind or seasonal changes in the atmosphere. NASA Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z A separate study last month linked a recent series of smaller Martian meteoroid impacts with smaller craters closer to InSight, using data from the same lander and orbiter. Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The rover is to be launched aboard a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket and deposited on the moon by a Japanese ispace lander sometime in March. United Arab Emirates to launch first lunar rover in November 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The first spacecraft to set down on and study the red planet, NASA’s two Viking landers in 1976, observed a world that is now cold, dry and seemingly lifeless. Life on Mars? This Could Be the Place NASA’s Rover Helps Us Find It. 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services contracts private companies to build uncrewed landers to go to the Moon. Why NASA's moon-bound Artemis 1 mission matters 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Previously, Mars landers had been sent to flat terrains with few hazards, as required by their lower targeting accuracy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be heartbreaking when we finally lose communication with InSight,” said Bruce Banerdt of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the lander’s chief scientist who took part in the studies. Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “The rover has been integrated with the lander and it is ready for launch.” United Arab Emirates to launch first lunar rover in November 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z It was not until 2013 that a lander returned to the moon, this time by China, which has since had three successful soft landings including the first on the far side of the moon. Where exactly will astronauts land on the moon? NASA to announce soon 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z My colleagues and I have a radio telescope that's going to the Moon on one of the landers in January. Why NASA's moon-bound Artemis 1 mission matters 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The Mars landers Viking 1 in Chryse, Pathfinder in Ares Valley, and Viking 2 in Utopia, all photographed their immediate surroundings. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Scientists also learned the lander and orbiter teamed up for an earlier meteoroid strike, more than double the distance of the December one and slightly smaller. Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Other instruments on the satellite will find suitable locations for a lander, planned for the early 2030s, as South Korea’s next step into deep-space exploration. News at a glance: South Korea’s lunar orbiter, the U.S. monkeypox response, and a lost Earth-science satellite 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z It plans to send landers and rovers to the Moon, carrying instruments for paying customers. Are space scientists ready for Starship—the biggest rocket ever? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The Korean Aerospace Research Institute, South Korea’s equivalent of NASA, will use Danuri’s high-resolution camera to scout the lunar surface for potential sites for a robotic lander mission in 2031, Mr. Kwon said. South Korea Is Scouting Out the Moon, With More Missions to Come 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Instruments on the landers found that the soil consisted of clays and iron oxides, as had long been expected from the red color of the planet. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Outside scientists said future landers from Europe and China will carry even more advanced seismometers. Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z When a lander arrives around 2030, it will use an arm to load 31 tubes into a rocket that will launch and rendezvous with an orbiter waiting to return home to Earth. News at a glance: AI reveals protein structures, racism’s impact on memory, and rising tiger numbers 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander is due to ride on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket, scheduled to make its inaugural voyage before the end of 2022. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “We will take on challenging projects such as lunar landers and asteroid exploration,” Mr. Kwon said. South Korea Is Scouting Out the Moon, With More Missions to Come 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The Viking landers included weather stations that operated for several years, providing a perspective on martian weather. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z And two cameras that make up the Lunar Terrain Imager will capture stereoscopic images of lunar features and scout for landing sites for a future South Korean lander. With lunar orbiter, South Korea will join a revived race to explore the Moon 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Then two small choppers brought by the lander, resembling Perseverance’s hovering sidekick Ingenuity, will collect the dropped tubes. News at a glance: AI reveals protein structures, racism’s impact on memory, and rising tiger numbers 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Competing lunar start-up Intuitive Machines is set to launch its lunar lander, Nova-C, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, also by the end of this year. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 landers both carried seismometers when they touched down on Mars in 1976. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The Viking landers searched for martian life in 1976, with negative results, but life might have flourished long ago. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But the design of the rover was becoming bigger, and it, along with that rocket, was getting too heavy to fit on one lander. NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z As a backup, the lander designed to send the samples home will carry two small helicopters—based on the successful Ingenuity currently making martian sorties—that could collect samples in case Perseverance fails. Scrapping original plan, Mars mission turns to existing rover to help bring samples home 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z A single commercial lander might carry a dozen payloads that have nothing to do with one another. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z And while the lander is now running out of power as its dust-covered solar panels struggle to gather enough sunlight, its legacy is secured. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The Cassini-Huygens lander set down on Titan and showed a scene with boulders, made of water ice, frozen harder than rock. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Instead, the plan is for Perseverance to drive to the lander, where 30 rock samples would be loaded onto the return rocket. NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The rover will drive over to the lander, and an ESA-built robot arm will extract the tubes one by one and place them inside a spherical container the size of a basketball. Scrapping original plan, Mars mission turns to existing rover to help bring samples home 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z In the moon’s case, the shovels are things like communications capability and solar power, which are commodities a lander provider can sell for a fee. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Upcoming orbiters from the U.S. and Europe are set to reinvigorate the study of Venus, and many planetary scientists consider a future lander there inevitable. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z One of the lander’s three feet is visible in the foreground. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The sample return lander would settle close to where Perseverance had dropped the rock samples on the ground, sealed within tubes about the size of cigars. NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z On returning to the lander, they will drop the tubes on the ground for the arm to pick up. Scrapping original plan, Mars mission turns to existing rover to help bring samples home 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Is there really a lasting market for commercial lunar landers? A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Its unparalleled ability to unlock the secrets hiding within alien worlds, even playing a surprising role in the search for life, might make it a near-mandatory companion for any future lander mission. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z All three of these landers were targeted to relatively flat, lowland terrain. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The helicopters would then fly the samples back to the lander. NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Scientists today use robots to survey that barren landscape, remotely guiding their search for life through a combination of satellite pictures and on-the-ground snapshots from the rovers and landers themselves. New Instrument Could Spy Signs of Alien Life in Glowing Rocks 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z After the competition ended, many of these companies continued working on their landers, rovers and instruments, in Astrobotic’s case even lining up customers for eventual trips. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Sadly, neither lander’s kit delivered solid results: Viking 1’s failed entirely, and the results from Viking 2 were inconclusive. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Later landers were targeted to touch down in areas that apparently were flooded sometime in the past, where sedimentary rock layers, formed in the presence of water, are common. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z With the elimination of the fetch rover, the Mars Sample Return mission only requires one lander, not two. NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z In this case, the spring is below the moon lander, so the spring is slightly compressed at equilibrium, as shown in Figure 7.12. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Under CLPS—usually called “clips”—NASA pays private companies to build landers, rovers and other instruments and to carry science experiments on them. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “The seismometer was on top of the lander, and it wasn’t protected from the wind,” Marusiak says. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Testing this possibility, however unlikely, was one of the primary objectives of the Viking landers in 1976. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “One lander certainly is much less costly than two.” NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The lander has a mass of 15,000 kg and the spring is 2 m long when uncompressed. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z In December 2020 a Chinese lander and rover arrived at the moon’s south pole, collecting samples that were later returned to Earth. A New Private Moon Race Kicks Off Soon 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z But those landers were very short-lived, each barely surviving for about two hours and one hour, respectively, before succumbing to the planet’s harsh surface conditions. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z These landers carried miniature biological laboratories to test for microorganisms in the martian soil. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The spacecraft would consist of a cruise stage to handle propulsion and communications during the journey to Mars and a capsule containing a lander. Two Companies Aim to Beat SpaceX to Mars With ‘Audacious’ Landing 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The lander is designed to compress the spring 0.5 m to reach the equilibrium position under lunar gravity. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The two landers include one being developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, as well as another smaller lander called Peregrine being developed by Astrobotic. NASA delays launch of rover designed to search and drill for water on the Moon 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z But in 2018, when NASA’s InSight lander launched to Mars, everything changed. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Radio signals from the Viking lander on Mars were delayed when they passed near the Sun, where spacetime is curved relatively strongly. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The lander would be about the size of InSight but lighter, Mr. Mueller said. Two Companies Aim to Beat SpaceX to Mars With ‘Audacious’ Landing 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Set up the differential equation that models the motion of the lander when the craft lands on the moon. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Astronauts must be able to enter and exit the suits without assistance, and the total prep time for venturing outside a lander or habitat must be no more than 90 minutes. Astronauts Will Wear These Spacesuits on the Moon—And Maybe Mars, Too 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Such investigations are applicable to Jupiter’s ocean-bearing icy moon Europa, too, another location scientists hope to one day investigate with a seismometer-bearing lander. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The surface is extraordinarily inhospitable, with pressure of 90 bars and temperature of 730 K, but several Russian Venera landers investigated it successfully. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The precursor T1 spacecraft did not include a lander, but Dr. Robinson surmises that it had a heavy mass at the top of the stage to simulate the presence of one. They Found Two New Craters on the Moon and Discovered a New Mystery 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Let time t = 0 denote the instant the lander touches down. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z A parade of robotic landers will drop off experiments on the moon to collect reams of scientific data, especially about water ice locked up in the polar regions. NASA’s Return to the Moon Starts With Launching a 55-Pound Cube 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Barring a serendipitous gust of wind to clear the dust, the lander could be dead by early to mid-July. Largest Marsquake Ever Recorded May Be InSight’s Swan Song 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Most of what we know about Mars is derived from spacecraft: highly successful orbiters, landers, and rovers. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z If so, then rocket engines at the bottom and the lander simulator at the top could have created the two craters. They Found Two New Craters on the Moon and Discovered a New Mystery 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The rate of descent of the lander can be controlled by the crew, so that it is descending at a rate of 2 m/sec when it touches down. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Japan also aims to cultivate its space startup scene with businesses including space debris removal company Astroscale and Ispace, which is developing landers and rovers for lunar exploration. With U.S. help, Japan aims to go from player to power in space 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Until then, the InSight team plans to keep squeezing as much seismic data out of their lander as possible. Largest Marsquake Ever Recorded May Be InSight’s Swan Song 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Additional Venera probes and landers followed, photographing the surface and analyzing the atmosphere and soil. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Boeing also lost out on a major multimillion-dollar bid to build NASA’s new human lander to put people on the Moon. Boeing’s third launch attempt nears for embattled Starliner spacecraft 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Find the equation of motion of the lander on the moon. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z ESA could potentially repurpose the parts it contributed to the Kazachok lander, yet the Russian-built components—the landing legs, heat shield, descent engines, and more—would have to be developed from scratch. Will NASA Save Europe’s Beleaguered Mars Rover? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Two orbiters surveyed the planet and served to relay communications for two landers on the surface. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z After some 3 years on the surface of Mars listening for seismic tremors and collecting other data, the end is near for NASA’s InSight lander. NASA’s quake-sensing Mars lander is running out of power, agency says 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z If the lander is traveling too fast when it touches down, it could fully compress the spring and “bottom out.” Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The quake was well timed, coming 3 days before the lander entered a hibernating “safe mode” because of low power from its dust covered solar panels. News at a glance: A major marsquake, Stanford’s windfall for a climate school, and how birds keep their place in flocks 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z It will be NASA’s second Mars lander lost to dust: A global dust storm took out Opportunity in 2018. Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The landers photographed the surface with high resolution and carried out complex experiments searching for evidence of life, while the orbiters provided a global perspective on Mars geology. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Even as they prepare to say goodbye to the leggy lander, however, researchers are celebrating its accomplishments. NASA’s quake-sensing Mars lander is running out of power, agency says 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z If the spring is 0.5 m long when fully compressed, will the lander be in danger of bottoming out? Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Moon dirt is full of tiny, glass fragments from micrometeorite impacts that got everywhere in the Apollo lunar landers and wore down the moonwalkers’ spacesuits. Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Deputy project manager Kathya Zamora Garcia said the lander initially had enough power to run an electric oven for one hour and 40 minutes; now it’s down to 10 minutes max. Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Several of these orbiters are also equipped to communicate with landers and rovers on the surface and serve as data relays to Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The locale might seem uninspiring, but it was perfect for the stationary lander. NASA’s quake-sensing Mars lander is running out of power, agency says 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z If the lander crew uses the same procedures on Mars as on the moon, and keeps the rate of descent to 2 m/sec, will the lander bottom out when it lands on Mars? Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z NASA’s beleaguered InSight lander on Mars has detected a magnitude 5 “marsquake” — the largest one the spacecraft has felt yet since landing on the planet in November of 2018. NASA’s InSight lander detects largest ‘marsquake’ yet on Red Planet 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The late John Young was first out of the lander and walked on the moon with Duke. 50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still ‘excited’ by space 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The scene from the Pathfinder lander shows a windswept plain, sculpted long ago when water flowed out of the martian highlands and into the depression where the spacecraft landed. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The lander is also intended to gauge natural resources, including water, at the moon’s south pole and investigate the effects of cosmic rays and electromagnetic radiation on the lunar surface. Europe Cancels Joint Moon Missions with Russia 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent a little more than two hours outside their lander; Young and Duke, more than 20. The surprising voyage of Charlie Duke: An astronaut reaches for heaven 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Its primary mission ended in December of 2020, and the lander is currently in its extended mission, which lasts until December of 2022. NASA’s InSight lander detects largest ‘marsquake’ yet on Red Planet 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z ESA asked Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, to remove an instrument—a camera called Pilot D—that was already installed on the Luna-25 robotic lander, which is due for launch later this year. News at a glance: A nyet to Russia, oyster restoration, and harassment at field sites 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z We see a trench dug by the Phoenix lander in the north polar region four martian days apart in June 2008. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z His face lit up during an interview recalling his initial thoughts upon stepping off the lunar lander on to the dusty surface. Apollo 16 moonwalker reflects on mission’s 50th anniversary 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z It marks the first time the company has shown the mostly finished flight hardware for the lander ahead of its launch, tentatively scheduled for late this year. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z That mission would send a lander to Enceladus’s surface to scoop up material deposited by one of the plumes and search it for evidence of life. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z After the agency builds the Mars sample return missions, the panel calls for it to develop a $1.1 billion robotic lander, called the Mars Life Explorer, that would drill 2 meters into midlatitude ice deposits. Uranus should be NASA’s top planetary target, influential report finds 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin said Russia would move ahead with its lunar program, which includes a moon lander scheduled to be launched this year. Putin Calls Talks a ‘Dead End’ but Limits War Aim to Eastern Ukraine 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The late John Young was first out of the lander and walked on the moon with Duke, while Ken Mattingly orbited the moon in the command module, nicknamed “Casper.” Apollo 16 moonwalker reflects on mission’s 50th anniversary 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Five main engines mounted on the lander’s base will help navigate the vehicle through space and eventually allow the vehicle to touch down on the surface of the Moon. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Three of those suggested using the SLS to allow faster, bulkier missions: a Pluto orbiter, an orbiter and lander to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and an orbiter and atmospheric probe to Neptune. SpaceX's Starship and NASA’s SLS Could Supercharge Space Science 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Government Accountability Office recently warned, however, that technical challenges remain — primarily with the lunar lander and spacesuits — that could further delay the moon landing, already years behind schedule. Dress rehearsal: NASA moon rocket’s last test before launch 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z But now, due to the need for the development of a second lander, the mission team says they need more time. NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rocks back to Earth — here's why 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z ESA tested some simple retrorockets in 2016 with its Schiaparelli lander, which crashed in its final approach to Mars because of a software error. Europe fights to keep Mars rover alive after split with Russia 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Astrobotic, based in Pittsburgh, is one of two private companies aiming to become the first to send a commercial robotic lander to the Moon — and have it land in one piece. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Intuitive Machines plans to include a camera on the top of its lander that should be able to capture the art in its new home. Artist Jeff Koons aims to send sculptures to the Moon on commercial lunar lander 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Part of that funding will go toward the development of a new lunar lander capable of taking humans to and from the lunar surface— a recent addition to the Artemis master plan. NASA would get $26 billion in new budget request 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Ingenuity will also assist with identifying potential science targets — and it may even scout landing zones for the landers part of the sample-return mission. NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rocks back to Earth — here's why 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z ESA is relatively comfortable with other lander elements trialed by Schiaparelli, such as the heat shield, parachutes, and the guidance and navigation system. Europe fights to keep Mars rover alive after split with Russia 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The other is Intuitive Machines, based out of Houston, which is building its own robotic lunar lander called Nova-C. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Thanks to a new collaboration, Koons will create some new sculptures that will travel to the lunar surface on a robotic lunar lander made by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines. Artist Jeff Koons aims to send sculptures to the Moon on commercial lunar lander 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The third critical item needed to complete the journey is a lunar lander. NASA would get $26 billion in new budget request 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Still, the plan for a second lunar lander hinges on Congress providing money to pay for it. NASA plans to give SpaceX some company on the Moon, giving Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin an opening 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z When the launch of NASA’s InSight Mars lander was delayed, it cost the agency about $150 million per year to keep it sitting in storage, Putnam says. Europe fights to keep Mars rover alive after split with Russia 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Now, it’s down to Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines, both of which are aiming to fly their landers sometime this year. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Intuitive Machines’ lander is called Nova-C, which the company has been developing in partnership with NASA. Artist Jeff Koons aims to send sculptures to the Moon on commercial lunar lander 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Some of that funding will also go toward NASA’s established partnerships with private companies like Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic, which are sending robotic landers to the Moon as early as this year. NASA would get $26 billion in new budget request 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Lisa Watson-Morgan, the manager for NASA’s human landing system program, said the agency planned to decide on a second lander by early next year. NASA plans to give SpaceX some company on the Moon, giving Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin an opening 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z On top of that, developing a new lander for ExoMars “could run to as much money as the rover itself,” he says. Europe fights to keep Mars rover alive after split with Russia 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Image: Astrobotic The lander’s flight structure was presented today, but some tanks, solar panels, propulsion, and other attributes still need to be added to the vehicle. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Astrobotic also intends to launch its lander later this year on the United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket. Artist Jeff Koons aims to send sculptures to the Moon on commercial lunar lander 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z In 2021, the space agency awarded a sole contract to SpaceX worth $2.9 billion to develop the company’s future Starship vehicle into a lander that can take humans to and from the lunar surface. NASA announces plans to develop second Moon lander, alongside SpaceX’s Starship 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The requirements for the second lander will be more ambitious — more cargo, longer stays on the surface — reflecting the desire for more ambitious missions on the moon. NASA plans to give SpaceX some company on the Moon, giving Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin an opening 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The strife is impacting otherworldly missions as well: Consider Russia’s nascent Venera-D mission, a proposed orbiter and lander meant to blast off for Venus in 2029. Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens Joint Missions to Mars, Venus and the Moon 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “Obviously the lander is still being built, but it’s far enough along that we can unveil it for what it looks like now,” says Thornton. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Already, SpaceX won a contract to develop a lunar lander that would deliver astronauts to the lunar surface. 'We want to be the UPS or FedEx of the moon': A Hawthorne company's big moonshot 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z After that, SpaceX would have moved on to a new operational contract with NASA, where the space agency would buy individual flights of the Starship lander to continue going back to the Moon. NASA announces plans to develop second Moon lander, alongside SpaceX’s Starship 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z And companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are developing their own landers that will be able to take people to the lunar surface. Aerospace startup reveals new modular lunar rover for carrying people and cargo on the Moon 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Notably, NASA’s program to develop a new human lunar lander would be fully funded as the president’s budget requested, as will a program to develop new commercial space stations in low Earth orbit. NASA’s human Moon lander program finally gets full funding in new budget bill 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Astrobotic declined to provide specifics about the cost of Peregrine or how much it charges customers for a spot on the lander. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z It will be stored inside a landing platform not unlike those of predecessors such as NASA’s InSight lander. The First Rocket Launch from Mars Will Start in Midair 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z All those past crashes were usually on purpose, though, and the ones that weren’t typically entailed a lunar lander or vehicle bound for the Moon going in a little too hard. After mistaken identity and confusion, a piece of space junk slams into the Moon 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z In the meantime, various commercial companies, like Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines, are building robotic lunar landers that will carry cargo to the Moon. Aerospace startup reveals new modular lunar rover for carrying people and cargo on the Moon 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Originally, the space agency hoped to choose at least two commercial companies to build human lunar landers for Artemis as a way to spark competition and have redundancy. NASA’s human Moon lander program finally gets full funding in new budget bill 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z For its first launch, the Peregrine lander will carry 24 payloads to the Moon, according to the company. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z After safely passing through the atmosphere, the lander will aim to land within a region of the crater that is as benign as possible in order to facilitate an easier subsequent liftoff. The First Rocket Launch from Mars Will Start in Midair 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The very first Vulcan flight, slated to take place this year, will launch a lunar lander called Peregrine for the commercial space company Astrobotic. Russia says it will no longer sell rocket engines to the United States 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z China has a lunar lander on the moon’s far side, but it will be too far away to detect Friday’s impact just north of the equator. Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z But notably, even the big-budget items — including the human lunar lander and commercial space station development — can’t use all of their money just yet. NASA’s human Moon lander program finally gets full funding in new budget bill 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The lander will house a few rather unique payloads — like a lunar dream capsule from Japan and a physical Bitcoin coin, “loaded” with one Bitcoin. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Temperatures on the Martian surface average about –60 degrees Celsius, so the lander will need to warm the MAV, likely by using solar-powered electric heaters inside an insulated canister aptly called an “igloo.” The First Rocket Launch from Mars Will Start in Midair 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z While the orbiter commenced observations without any problems, the lander crashed on the planet’s surface due to a software glitch. Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Delay Europe’s ExoMars Rover Launch 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z While the orbiter successfully began its mission orbiting Mars, the test lander crashed due to a software glitch. European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won’t launch this year 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Creating the MAV is going to be a big engineering challenge since it has to be small enough to fit on a lander but hardy enough to withstand the harsh Mars environment. NASA picks Lockheed Martin to build rocket that can launch samples of dirt off of Mars 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The company is supposed to fly its Nova-C lander on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sometime later this year, though Intuitive Machines does not have a date for the flight. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But the rail would need to be heavy and almost as long as the lander itself. The First Rocket Launch from Mars Will Start in Midair 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Contract winners would carry Nasa experiments to the surface in support of human missions, but they could sell unused space on the lander to other customers. Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Russia is providing the landing element that will help get the rover to the surface, known as the Kazachok lander. European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won’t launch this year 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Tianwen-1 came to Mars bundled together with a lander and a rover, both of which successfully landed on the planet’s surface in May of last year. China releases video of spacecraft orbiting Mars for Lunar New Year 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z As for differences between the two landers, Thornton points to the fact that the Peregrine lander is much more squat than the rather tall Nova-C lander. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z China has also mounted a long-term campaign of lunar exploration that entails sending a series of landers and rovers to the lunar surface every few years. China unveils five-year plan for space exploration that continues push into lunar space 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Iris will take advantage of one of these flight opportunities aboard a lander built by Astrobotic. Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Russia, on the other hand, remains confident that its Luna-25 lander will lift off this summer. Japanese Company Joins March Back to the Moon in 2022 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Since 2019, hundreds of marsquakes have been detected by NASA’s InSight lander, and two of the largest occurred last year in the Cerberus Fossae region. Bouncing Boulders Point to Quakes on Mars 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z “And obviously we think our lander is best suited for our customers, and so far, our customers have overwhelmingly picked us versus the competition.” Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Along with human lunar landings, Artemis also calls for robotic exploration of the lunar surface with a series of landers and rovers. China unveils five-year plan for space exploration that continues push into lunar space 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The robot was recently secured to its lunar lander, ahead of a launch scheduled for mid-2022. Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The M1 moon lander built by ispace is the size of a small hot tub. Japanese Company Joins March Back to the Moon in 2022 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z “NASA takes the time to get these things right. For these big programs, like the Mars lander and the James Webb Space Telescope, we don’t really have an option to let it fail,” Hammel said. Webb telescope arrives at outpost 1 million miles from Earth to begin study of distant galaxies 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z His device will analyse the composition of the lunar atmosphere around the lander. The companies offering delivery to the Moon 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z It makes the mission too complicated, but everything we do on Clipper feeds forward to a lander. NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z While the student-built rover will be entirely directed by commands from Earth, MoonRanger will be capable of autonomous driving, allowing it to roam beyond the radio communications range of its lander. Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The moon landing would come three to four months later as the mission uses a lengthy lunar trajectory to save fuel and maximize the amount of cargo the M1 lander can carry along. Japanese Company Joins March Back to the Moon in 2022 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The company also has plans for a lunar lander and a spaceplane. U.S. seeks to oust Ukrainian owner of Texas rocket startup Firefly 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Speaking of the moon, Russia's moon lander mission Luna-25 is scheduled to launch in May 2022 and make its way to the moon's south polar region. All the space exploration missions to look forward to in 2022 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z We put the Viking landers in a horrible place because we didn’t know where to put them — we were just trying to put them down on the surface of Mars. NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Following successful Chinese rover landings, three NASA-funded robotic landers, developed by small startups, will launch in 2022, and they could be joined by probes from Russia, Japan, and India. More than a virus: Science’s areas to watch in 2022 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Since we first met naval architect Kurt Hughes and his livable lunar lander in Central Washington in 2017, Hughes has become somewhat of a star himself — and his amazing DIY project is finally finished. Postscripts 2021: Revisiting some of the bright lights we’ve met in the magazine 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z And dust piled on the lander’s solar panels, slowly eroding their power output. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Once it lands, the lander will study the composition of the polar regolith, the plasma and dust components of the lunar polar exosphere. All the space exploration missions to look forward to in 2022 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Congress decided against putting a lander on the mission. NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z These astronauts will need a deep understanding of Nasa's Orion spacecraft and any landers the agency plans to use to get to the lunar surface. Nasa unveils new class of astronaut candidates 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z NASA’s InSight lander has faced no end of challenges on Mars. Choose your own Breakthrough of the Year with Science’s 2021 poll 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z InSight may have still more stories to share: In August and September, the lander heard its largest marsquakes yet. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The archetypal example comes from NASA’s twin Viking landers, which delivered controversial evidence of life on Mars in the mid-1970s. Life Is Complicated—Literally, Astrobiologists Say 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z I would love a lander, but it’s not in the cards. NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Crew members will then move from Orion to the lander, which subsequently undocks to carry its passengers down to the lunar surface. Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z However, commentators had been saying since last year that the lander cash problem made the previous date untenable. Nasa's Moon return pushed back to 2025 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Now, for the first time, instruments aboard NASA’s InSight lander are bringing Mars’s planetary core into focus. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z That evidence was a whiff of radioactive carbon wafting from Martian soil, hinting at microbial metabolism taking place within—but three other life-detection experiments each lander carried only found null results. Life Is Complicated—Literally, Astrobiologists Say 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In a manner that has not yet been fully explained, it would dock with SpaceX’s Starship lander, which would then carry the astronauts to the surface. NASA Moves Moon Landing Deadline Back to 2025 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z For later missions, the plan is to have both Orion and a lander dock with a small space station in lunar orbit called Gateway. Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “They are in the wrong camp, and they don’t know it,” Lori Garver, NASA’s former deputy administrator under President Barack Obama, said of progressives who oppose providing more funds toward NASA’s moon lander programs. Blue Origin Loses Legal Fight Over SpaceX’s NASA Moon Contract 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The lander’s hypersensitive seismic station, designed to monitor the underground rumblings that could help chart the planet’s interior, never picked up a marsquake powerful enough to do the job. Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year: AI brings protein structures to all 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The judgement puts an end to Blue Origin’s monthslong quest to receive government funding to develop the company’s lander, called Blue Moon, for NASA. Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Companies like Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines are working on their own robotic lunar landers, while others like Axiom and Sierra Space are building their own private space stations. Launching myself into this decade’s space race 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Other projects in development include New Glenn, a rocket designed to take cargo and people to orbit, as well as Blue Moon, a lunar lander that could take humans to the Moon’s surface. Blue Origin reveals plans for future commercial space station called Orbital Reef 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Whether Blue Origin gets a moon lander contract in the future, the company has set its sights on other goals. Blue Origin Loses Legal Fight Over SpaceX’s NASA Moon Contract 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The lander drilled and scooped 1.73 kilograms of soil and rock and launched it back to Earth. China’s Moon rocks reveal puzzlingly persistent volcanic eruptions 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z A critical part of that plan entails building a privately made lunar lander that can safely carry people to and from the lunar dirt. Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z One of the former Blue Origin executives said that even though Blue Origin teamed up with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper on the lunar lander contract, it was no surprise that the company lost. Blue Origin workers say toxic ‘bro culture’ led to mistrust, low morale at Jeff Bezos’ space venture 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z |
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