I don’t understand why this mission is not going viral. If a certain percentage of people think we haven’t been to the moon, surely they should be extremely interested in this mission? What’s going on?
ValmontGigEm on
Wait they’re not even landing? Lol. The space program is such a mess right now. The states are really going through it.
Orblan_the_grey on
Just like Kerbal
SeeingRed_ on
Will I be able to view the approach on an 8in Dob?
Zorviar on
This 1 is just a flyby right? And landing is the next one
Sensation-sFix on
Is there a way to watch and follow this mission?
GozerDestructor on
I’m surprised they’re just doing a loop around the moon. Sure, this gets the gravitational slingshot effect and lets them coast home downhill for free, but wasn’t the whole point of this mission to simulate what a lunar landing mission would do? For that they’d need to enter lunar orbit and stay there for multiple orbits, then engage the engines again to break free.
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How long is this trip expected to take?
I don’t understand why this mission is not going viral. If a certain percentage of people think we haven’t been to the moon, surely they should be extremely interested in this mission? What’s going on?
Wait they’re not even landing? Lol. The space program is such a mess right now. The states are really going through it.
Just like Kerbal
Will I be able to view the approach on an 8in Dob?
This 1 is just a flyby right? And landing is the next one
Is there a way to watch and follow this mission?
I’m surprised they’re just doing a loop around the moon. Sure, this gets the gravitational slingshot effect and lets them coast home downhill for free, but wasn’t the whole point of this mission to simulate what a lunar landing mission would do? For that they’d need to enter lunar orbit and stay there for multiple orbits, then engage the engines again to break free.
Is that a free return trajectory?