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Great news on the launch. But it ain't over till the land rover starts transmitting, so to speak. This will orbit earth for a bit till the moon snags it into it
by carlsborg 7y ago
Great news on the launch. But it ain't over till the land rover starts transmitting, so to speak. This will orbit earth for a bit till the moon snags it into its own orbit, and then it lands on the moon in September.
- bhaavan 7y agoYes, Chandrayaan-1 already crash landed on moon once. The new part of this mission is soft landing for a rover, which will only happen in early September.
- carlsborg 7y agoChandrayaan-1 operated for 312 days and seven years later it was found still circling the moon [1]. The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) crash-landed on the moon, possibly by design. [1] https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/10/health/nasa-chandrayaan-spacecraft-found/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/10/health/nasa-chandrayaan-s...
- Rooster61 7y agoGeez, when they said it wasn't a direct transfer, they weren't kidding. They must be milking the the Oberth effect for everything it's worth if it will take a month+ to get the payload there.
- switchb4 7y agoDo you want to be in the payload? We can get you there really fast. Just strap on a giant booster to your back. Direct transfer