zhunk ( zhunk@beehaw.org ) to Space · 3 years agoJapan’s SLIM spacecraft lowers orbit ahead of Friday moon landing attemptspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkJapan’s SLIM spacecraft lowers orbit ahead of Friday moon landing attemptspacenews.comzhunk ( zhunk@beehaw.org ) to Space · 3 years agomessage-square1linkfedilink
minus-squareDuffmanOfTheCosmos ( DuffmanOfTheCosmos@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoHuh, interesting landing profile. I was looking at the artists render thinking “where are the landing legs?” but turns out it belly flops down on one side for touchdown. Neat!
Huh, interesting landing profile. I was looking at the artists render thinking “where are the landing legs?” but turns out it belly flops down on one side for touchdown. Neat!