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Survival means not being destroyed by the coldness of the lunar night, something like -130 C to even -250 C, for two weeks. Many spacecraft have a radioactive
by yencabulator 3y ago
Survival means not being destroyed by the coldness of the lunar night, something like -130 C to even -250 C, for two weeks.
Many spacecraft have a radioactive heat source to heat themselves through the cold stretches. It seems for this one, primarily aimed at developing landing methods, that wasn't thought to be worth it.