Japan’s Lander Survives Lunar Night
Craters are visible in the distance of this uncompressed image by SLIM’s navigation camera.
Credit: JAXA
Intuitive Machines is hoping its Odysseus lunar lander has more in common with Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon than toppling at touchdown. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) spacecraft survived the frigid lunar night and was back in communications with ground control teams, a...
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