We’re back to the moon!

[simply1]

First private lunar lander touched down sideways on the moon

Instead of landing upright, the 14-foot Odysseus came down on its side, hampering communication with Earth.

www.kgw.com

The lander, named Odysseus, is the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, carrying experiments for NASA, the main sponsor. But it came in too fast last Thursday and the foot of one of its six legs caught on the surface, causing it to tumble over, according to company officials.

 

[ClonerJams]

Leath flying that thing?

 

[JP4CY]

Leath flying that thing?

Did it land safely? So yes.

 

[clonedude]

And we will be losing contact with it tomorrow morning already. Not a glaring success by any means.

We can put multiple rovers on the surface of Mars... but mess up putting something on the moon? Wut?

 

[Drew0311]

And we will be losing contact with it tomorrow morning already. Not a glaring success by any means.

We can put multiple rovers on the surface of Mars... but mess up putting something on the moon? Wut?

Also we landed stuff 50 years ago upright.

 

[Turn2]

Fell over just as the Angry Astronaut predicted. It’ll be dead by morning.

 

[aeroclone08]

And we will be losing contact with it tomorrow morning already. Not a glaring success by any means.

We can put multiple rovers on the surface of Mars... but mess up putting something on the moon? Wut?

Depends on how much you want to spend. Reports say this cost around $250 million. The Mars Perseverance rover cost in the $2 billion neighborhood 10 years ago, depending on how you account for the launch costs.

 

[Turn2]

And we will be losing contact with it tomorrow morning already. Not a glaring success by any means.

We can put multiple rovers on the surface of Mars... but mess up putting something on the moon? Wut?

Also, India and Japan didn’t fare much better. Gimme a gang of boomers with slide rules if we’re gonna learn anything.

 

[mj4cy]

And we will be losing contact with it tomorrow morning already. Not a glaring success by any means.

We can put multiple rovers on the surface of Mars... but mess up putting something on the moon? Wut?

Agree with what you're saying but also think its amazing how much precision it all takes....

Was at the Kennedy Space Center last month and just hearing about the hundred and thousand of checks for a takeoff....incredible.

 

[NorthCyd]

 

[Turn2]

Japan pulls off a miraculous comeback!

 

[CloneIce]

And we will be losing contact with it tomorrow morning already. Not a glaring success by any means.

We can put multiple rovers on the surface of Mars... but mess up putting something on the moon? Wut?

This was a private company. NASA put those rovers on Mars.

 

[CloneIce]

Also we landed stuff 50 years ago upright.

NASA.

 

[BCClone]

Thought maybe it was time to buy GME again per roaring kitty.

 

[NWICY]

Also, India and Japan didn’t fare much better. Gimme a gang of boomers with slide rules if we’re gonna learn anything.

The ladies that got us to the moon 1st are all in their 90s or dead. Hidden numbers was on last night. I still like it no idea how accurate it was. But those 3 got high honors for their careers

 

[ISUTex]

Also, India and Japan didn’t fare much better. Gimme a gang of boomers with slide rules if we’re gonna learn anything.

Ok. In Apollo 13 (in the 60's) they brought humans back from the moon in a broken down ship with like, duct tape and sh)t. In 2024 we can't land on the moon? Time to make another iPhone and Avengers movie I guess.

 

[Letterkenny]

Ok. In Apollo 13 (in the 60's) they brought humans back from the moon in a broken down ship with like, duct tape and sh)t. In 2024 we can't land on the moon? Time to make another iPhone and Avengers movie I guess.

We could have sent people back to the moon if really wanted to. It was just outrageously expensive the first time. I think the Apollo program cost around $257billion inflated to 2020 rates. Apollo 11 itself was around $3bill adjusted.

 

[Turn2]

The ladies that got us to the moon 1st are all in their 90s or dead. Hidden numbers was on last night. I still like it no idea how accurate it was. But those 3 got high honors for their careers

Hidden Figures?

We could have sent people back to the moon if really wanted to. It was just outrageously expensive the first time. I think the Apollo program cost around $257billion inflated to 2020 rates. Apollo 11 itself was around $3bill adjusted.

All NASA spending almost always pays off in multiple peripheral ways.

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[Clark]

Did they have to build a new Hollywood set or did they just reuse the one from the 60's?



Yes I'm kidding.

 

[MuskieCy]

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!!!!!