2023-04-26 18:31:07
Scientists and engineers from the HAKUTO-R mission that attempted to land on the Moon on Tuesday indicated that the last signal they received was when the module was descending to a height of 295 feet from the lunar surface, but contact with the spacecraft was lost. .
This suggests that the spacecraft apparently failed to slow down enough to land intact on the Moon and crashed, the Caribbean Astronomical Society (SAC) said on its Facebook page.
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In 2019, another Israeli robotic spacecraft also crashed while trying to land on the lunar surface.
Both ships, the one from Israel and the one from Japan, apparently did not manage to brake in time during the descent process and it is a difficult feat, since it is not possible to control the descent from Earth in real time, so Autonomous the ship tries to control the descent through sensors and computers.
Apollo mission
In fact, during the first descent of the Apollo missions, on July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went through moments of great tension, since the maneuvers to control and slow down the module were more complex than usual. as planned, and they achieved it just at a time when Mission Control indicated by radio that there was barely enough fuel left for 17 seconds of flight.
It was later determined that the fuel gauge on Apollo 11’s Eagle Lander apparently wasn’t showing accurate readings, but the least likely place you’d want to see the “Low Fuel” message is in a spacecraft when you’re regarding to arrive. to the target.
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In conclusion, getting to land on the Moon is not as easy as many would think, and we have to appreciate and value the achievements of each space mission, in which we always acquire new knowledge.
Landing zone was captured from Puerto Rico
The HAKUTO-R is a Japanese ship from the ispace company, which consists of a 7.5-foot (2.3-meter) high descent module, and also has two robotic carts on board. “Although in a rocket we can reach the Moon in just three days, it is necessary to make various adjustments to the orbit of the ship to gradually approach our natural satellite, since it requires great planning, maneuvering and eventually reducing the speed of the ship to try to land successfully on the lunar surface”, explained the SAC before the attempt to land.
The HAKUTO-R ship was launched from Florida on December 11, 2022 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and as a technology demonstration ship, it orbited the Moon for months in preparation for the attempt to land on the Moon. moon surface. It revolved around the Moon in an elliptical or oval orbit that brought it within regarding 62 miles (100 km) of the lunar surface.
Had the descent been successful, he would have deployed two small rovers; one from Japan, and another called “Rashid” from the United Arab Emirates. Both with cameras to study the lunar surface.
It was the first lunar descent by a private spacecraft. Only the United States, the former Soviet Union and China have successfully landed on the moon.
The possible landing place for the Japanese ship was near the Atlas crater, in “Mare Frigoris”, located in the northern region of our natural satellite. The area appears marked in images obtained from Aguadilla by Efraín Morales, one of the SAC’s astrophotographers.
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