America returned to the moon after fifty years
First time a privately owned spacecraft has landed on the moon. Houston-based Intuitive Machine’s Odysseus was the first US spacecraft to reach the moon since the 1972 Apollo mission.
The unmanned Odysseus lands near the moon’s south pole.
It took some time to confirm the landing from the control room. Because, at the very last minute, no signal was available. However, after waiting for a few minutes, the concerned were confirmed to receive a signal.
The first announcement came from Flight Director Tim Crane.
“Now we can confirm without any doubt, our instrument is on the surface of the moon and the transmission has started.”
Immediately, excitement spread among the company’s employees.
This is an important moment not only for commercial spaceflight, but for the US space program as a whole.
Thanks to the Intuitive Machine, the United States’ half-century absence from the lunar surface ended.
The country’s last moon mission has to go back to 1972. As part of the Apollo missions, their spacecraft landed on Earth’s only satellite.
NASA has sent six scientific instruments to Odysseus. After the landing, the head of the organization, Bill Nelson, was quick to congratulate him on this ‘success’.
Mr. Nelson said, through this, the United States returned to the moon.
“Today, for the first time in human history, a commercial company, an American company, led such an expedition. This day is a reflection of the strength and commitment of NASA’s commercial partnerships.” He added.
It is around five o’clock in the morning, Bangladesh time. It is similar to a robot in terms of functionality. A few minutes to wait for the power controllers if there is no confirmation signal at first. Then they get a signal.
Concerns arise over the condition of the plug lander. Engineers will check this information later. What to try? Check that Odysseus is fine, able to peacefully harvest energy through solar cells.
The spacecraft’s destination was supposed to be the Malapert candidate, a mountainous area surrounding the region. This forest area is about five meters high.
There is no other space vehicle in the sky of the moon.
NASA parts constitute a unique testament to science and technology.
The main work outside will be the lunar dust particle kinetics. This girlish motion troubled the Apollo astronauts. Impediments through their language, speech, and language.
NASA studies the mechanisms and types of lunar dust impact during landing.
In addition to NASA equipment, six different items were provided with Odysseus.
This includes a camera system sent by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. It is supposed to be deployed when the rover is 30 meters above the lunar surface.
The camera system is designed for the robot to take selfies.
American artist Jeff Koons added a box next to the lander. The box contains 125 small balls made of stainless steel. These balls symbolize the different phases of the moon in a month.
