From the article: Apparently things had started to go south earlier. The laser rangefinders were non-operational, so they used a lidar system instead:
From the article:
The company originally thought Odysseus was actually upright, but Altemus said that was based on “stale” telemetry data. Currently available information is indicating that the spacecraft was indeed vertical at touchdown, but because it was also moving horizontally — and a little too quickly — it’s likely that one of its legs caught on something or broke, causing it to tilt over.
The good news is that most of the onboard payloads are not on the downward-facing panel — the only one that does not need to operate on the lunar surface. The company was able to confirm that many of the major subsystems — including the solar arrays providing power to the spacecraft and the onboard payloads — are performing well.
Apparently things had started to go south earlier. The laser rangefinders were non-operational, so they used a lidar system instead:
After reviewing the data, the company realized the morning of landing that the lasers were not working — because they did not turn off a physical safety switch on the component while it was still on the ground.
Didn't flip a switch? I'd be so scared if I was the one who went through the checklist and missed that. The landing sounds rough. After hearing about all the difficulty recent attempts have had...
Didn't flip a switch? I'd be so scared if I was the one who went through the checklist and missed that.
The landing sounds rough. After hearing about all the difficulty recent attempts have had I'm surprised we did it what appears to be so seamlessly in the 60s.
It looks like there were either more or fewer depending on how you count: From Wikipedia: Apollo 4 was the first mission to use a Saturn V, but the list of Apollo missions includes many others...
It looks like there were either more or fewer depending on how you count:
On April 24, 1967, Mueller published an official Apollo mission numbering scheme, using sequential numbers for all flights, crewed or uncrewed. The sequence would start with Apollo 4 to cover the first three uncrewed flights while retiring the Apollo 1 designation to honor the crew, per their widows' wishes.
Apollo 4 was the first mission to use a Saturn V, but the list of Apollo missions includes many others that weren't in that sequence, before that.
Manned and unmanned missions have different challenges I guess. People would have noticed the horizontal speed on landing. One other failed attempt recently, the lander assumed it had a sensor...
Manned and unmanned missions have different challenges I guess. People would have noticed the horizontal speed on landing. One other failed attempt recently, the lander assumed it had a sensor failure and ended up trying to land on a spot that was very high above the ground.
The recent lander failures, while unfortunate, really made me feel better about making the exact bloody mistakes in Kerbal. I've never felt so seen by the space program.
The recent lander failures, while unfortunate, really made me feel better about making the exact bloody mistakes in Kerbal. I've never felt so seen by the space program.
This gave me flashbacks to running out of fuel right before a Mun touchdown and praying the whole thing doesn't just tumble and evaporate. Still counts as a successful landing!
This gave me flashbacks to running out of fuel right before a Mun touchdown and praying the whole thing doesn't just tumble and evaporate.
From the article:
Apparently things had started to go south earlier. The laser rangefinders were non-operational, so they used a lidar system instead:
Didn't flip a switch? I'd be so scared if I was the one who went through the checklist and missed that.
The landing sounds rough. After hearing about all the difficulty recent attempts have had I'm surprised we did it what appears to be so seamlessly in the 60s.
There's a reason it took 11 Apollo missions to actually land a man on the moon.
It looks like there were either more or fewer depending on how you count:
From Wikipedia:
Apollo 4 was the first mission to use a Saturn V, but the list of Apollo missions includes many others that weren't in that sequence, before that.
Manned and unmanned missions have different challenges I guess. People would have noticed the horizontal speed on landing. One other failed attempt recently, the lander assumed it had a sensor failure and ended up trying to land on a spot that was very high above the ground.
There's great kerbal energy to this mission
The recent lander failures, while unfortunate, really made me feel better about making the exact bloody mistakes in Kerbal. I've never felt so seen by the space program.
This gave me flashbacks to running out of fuel right before a Mun touchdown and praying the whole thing doesn't just tumble and evaporate.
Still counts as a successful landing!