5/10 The mission's risk of failure is high. It's the final installment in NASA’s "largely unsuccessful" #SIMPLEx programme.
Its predecessor, #LunarTrailblazer, spun out and lost contact in February. Two prior missions also failed.
#SIMPLEx
Sadly, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer failed to do what it said on the tin #Technology #Business #IndustryGiants #NASA #LunarTrailblazer #SpaceTech
La #Nasa met officiellement fin à la mission #LunarTrailblazer. Lancé en février dernier, ce petit orbiteur était équipé de deux spectromètres infrarouges pour cartographier l'eau à la surface de la #Lune. Le contact avait été perdu dès le lendemain du lancement. www.nasa.gov/missions/sma...
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends #Science #Space #SpaceExploration #NASA #LunarTrailblazer #MoonMission
La #NASA ha dichiarato ufficialmente conclusa la missione #LunarTrailblazer, dopo mesi di tentativi falliti di ristabilire i contatti con la sonda, persi a poche ore dal lancio probabilmente a causa del posizionamento errato dei pannelli solari.
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NASA Extends Efforts to Recontact Lunar Trailblazer Until Early July
NASA has extended efforts to recontact the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft until early July, hoping sunlight will recharge its batteries.
If successful, a review will assess the mission's future viability.
#LunarTrailblazer #NASA
NASA все ще намагається оживити мовчазний місячний зонд Lunar Trailblazer #NASA #LunarTrailblazer #космос #телескопи #запуск
La #NASA sta cercando di ristabilire le comunicazioni con il satellite #LunarTrailblazer, lanciato il 26 febbraio, dopo problemi intermittenti al sistema di alimentazione che hanno impedito l’esecuzione delle manovre di correzione della traiettoria post-lancio.
www.astrospace.it/2025/03/05/l...
Bad news from the #LunarTrailblazer: blogs.nasa.gov/trailblazer/... - "the team believes the spacecraft is spinning slowly in a low-power state" and missed crucial trajectory correction maneuvers. "The team is now working to define alternative TCM strategies that could be used after reacquiring".
NASA wil water op de maan in kaart brengen met nieuwe missie #NASA #LunarTrailblazer #maanwater #ruimtevaart #wetenschap
La NASA veut cartographier l’eau sur la Lune avec une nouvelle mission #NASA #Lune #EauLunaire #LunarTrailblazer #ExplorationSpatiale
So while the Athena mission is now progressing fine, there are issues with Odin *and* the #LunarTrailblazer: blogs.nasa.gov/trailblazer/... - it has "intermittent power system issues" and contact was lost but re-established later.
Launch of SpaceX #Falcon9 Block 5 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 #Athena lunar lander, NASA's #LunarTrailblazer and AstroForge's #Odin asteroid resource prospector & 1st stage droneship landing imminent. Watch live!
Impactful partnerships. Unmatched lunar expertise. APL is accelerating NASA’s strategic goals. APL’s Rachel Klima, #LunarTrailblazer deputy PI, is working to deepen our understanding of lunar water and inform future human exploration.
Watch the launch live: plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi...
The Moon
Very soon, a rocket carrying Intuitive Machines-2 #IM2 and NASA’s #LunarTrailblazer will launch and begin the journey to the Moon. 🧪🛰️🌕 🚀
📸:Gregory H. Revera
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Space mission aims to map water on surface of the moon
#LunarTrailblazer #MoonWater #SpaceExploration
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How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Will Make a Looping Voyage to the Moon #Science #Space #SpaceExploration #NASA #LunarTrailblazer #MoonMission
