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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums🌖 ***MOON LANDING Thread ***
First chance is at 6:24 Eastern. They have until 8:24 or its done.
Former Senator and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was just on CNN explaining the problem. The landing isnt with radar, its with lights and the lights arent working. They have a backup.
Oh and William Shatner will be on to comment.
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H2O Man
(74,354 posts)I hope they rescue Alice. Can't believe Ralph did that.
blogslug
(38,230 posts)![](/emoticons/hi.gif)
underpants
(184,171 posts)PuraVidaDreamin
(4,190 posts)underpants
(184,171 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(58,891 posts)Emile
(26,122 posts)Kennah
(14,408 posts)PuraVidaDreamin
(4,190 posts)awaiting...
Kennah
(14,408 posts)Kennah
(14,408 posts)PuraVidaDreamin
(4,190 posts)may need to recycle the antennas.
Kennah
(14,408 posts)PuraVidaDreamin
(4,190 posts)They have given themselves a round of applause.
"We have confirmed our equipment is on the surface of the Moon" Flight director Craine
underpants
(184,171 posts)relayerbob
(6,714 posts)SoFlaBro
(2,497 posts)Eugene
(62,215 posts)Applause at Mission Control.
The lander is intact and communicating.
underpants
(184,171 posts)This was so fun.
Kennah
(14,408 posts)Drum
(9,379 posts)SCIENCE + BRAVERY!
IcyPeas
(22,192 posts)underpants
(184,171 posts)I was 2.
This was so fun.
Hermit-The-Prog
(35,191 posts)underpants
(184,171 posts)Of course its cloudy tonight. 😡
Hermit-The-Prog
(35,191 posts)Missed it all.
orangecrush
(20,533 posts)![](/emoticons/bounce.gif)
pfitz59
(10,639 posts)we need to build a stairway to the stars.
Walleye
(32,746 posts)Cheezoholic
(2,239 posts)It's 1000% harder when you start throwing big brained apes inside these things. I don't think most understand how really really hard this shit is.
Hoping for success
Think. Again.
(12,563 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,857 posts)Intuitive Machines makes first U.S. moon landing in 51 years
While it reached the surface and was communicating with the ground, the exact condition of the lander was unknown.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/22/moon-landing-intuitive-machines-odysseus-nasa-live/
Mr.Bill
(24,478 posts)I wouldn't be surprised if we learned more from this than we did from manned landings. We've learned a lot about Mars without sending people there.
CaptainTruth
(6,857 posts)Elmo couldn't design a rocket engine to save his life. Nor could he design the electronics or write the telemetry code required to return a booster stage from the edge of space & land it gently upright.
Hate Elmo for what he is, a right-wing nutjob, as I do, but please don't hate all the brilliant engineers & technicians who make SpaceX a successful company (blowing away Boeing & the ULA).
Just MHO...
LastDemocratInSC
(3,725 posts)Musk is standing on the shoulders of giants.