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It was supposed to flip over, so that in itself doesn't mean anything. See this picture: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SLIM_2step_landi
by roelschroeven 3y ago
It was supposed to flip over, so that in itself doesn't mean anything. See this picture: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SLIM_2step_landing.png https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SLIM_...
(from https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/japans-moon-sniper-mission-aims-for-precise-lunar-landing/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/japans-moon-sniper-mis...)
But it seems likely that it has not flipped over in the way that it was supposed to. It going below zero altitude in the end, and the "waiting for confirmation of a good landing", don't give me much hope.
- stronglikedan 3y agoI don't know why, but that lander and its two robots seem adorable to me.
- voisin 3y agoJapanese design always seems adorable to me.
- drtgh 3y agoAnimated SLIM mission (labels in English), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57hS8uLU7v4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57hS8uLU7v4 From JAXA's talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4ZMp4a2xw&t=4695s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4ZMp4a2xw&t=4695s