New Shepard To Test NASA Lunar Landing Technology

New Shepard
Credit: Blue Origin
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight will test the upgraded lidar and descent landing computer NASA is developing to enable lunar landings at sites that were considered too challenging during the Apollo era. NASA’s Navigation Doppler Lidar and the Descent Landing Computer demonstration will be...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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