@mrundkvist

Of all the institutions to promote imperial units, #NASA should be the most embarrassed. In 1999, the #Mars #Climate #Orbiter crashed. The contractor, #LockheedMartin , used lb-f (#imperial units). The software expected N (Newtons, #SI units).

NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule

NASA has taken a step forward to moving an undetermined spacecraft of a various size on an indefinite date to a yet-to-be-decided location.

Ars Technica

Heute (10.03.2026) vor...
...20 Jahren, Ankunft am Ziel: #Mars Reconnaissance #Orbiter
...65 Jahren, wurde Laurel Clark geboren

Mehr https://astronomiemuseum.de/heute-vor
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Heute vor ... – Astronomiemuseum

Das Astronomiemuseum bietet einen inspirierenden Begegnungsort, an dem Dialog und Austausch zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft stattfinden kann.

Orbiter photos show lunar modules from first 2 moon landings more than 50 years later

https://misryoum.com/us/science/orbiter-photos-show-lunar-modules-from-first-2/

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken by the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter in April 2021...

#Orbiter #photos #show #lunar #modules #from #first #moon #landings #more #than #years #later #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Orbiter photos show lunar modules from first 2 moon landings more than 50 years later

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites

US News Hub
After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today - Space
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=after-a-month-of-no-answer-nasa-will-try-hailing-its-silent-maven-mars-orbiter-today-space
Breaking: After a month of no answer
#orbiter #hailing #answer #silent
After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today - Space

After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter todaySpace NASA to Resume Search for Missing Mars Orbiter, But Prospects of Re-establishing Communication With It Seem S...

NASA Fears Mars Imager Probe MAVEN May Be Lost

It's believed to be spinning out of control.

PetaPixel

Maven: #Nasa verliert Kontakt zu einem ihrer #Mars- #Orbiter:

Mit dem Kontaktverlust zu #Maven entfällt ein wichtiger #Relais-Satellit am #Mars. Eine erneute Kontaktaufnahme bleibt ungewiss.

https://www.golem.de/news/maven-nasa-verliert-kontakt-zu-einem-ihrer-mars-orbiter-2512-203148.html

Maven: Nasa verliert Kontakt zu einem ihrer Mars-Orbiter - Golem.de

Mit dem Kontaktverlust zu Maven entfällt ein wichtiger Relais-Satellit am Mars. Eine erneute Kontaktaufnahme bleibt ungewiss.

Golem.de
@tagesschau Exotische Seiten wie truth.social erwähnt ihr, aber das #Orbiter - Forum nicht? Schlecht recherchiert. 😜

🇨🇳 #Chang’e 7 is expected to launch in 📆 August*, carrying a total of 18 scientific payloads: a relay #satellite, an #orbiter, a lunar #lander, a #rover, a mini-flying probe, payloads from #Russia, #Egypt, #Bahrain, #Thailand, #Italy, #Switzerland, #Hawaii https://payloadspace.com/chinas-is-on-track-to-beat-the-us-to-extract-lunar-water/

* https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4723/

#CNSA #China #US #NASA #SpaceRace #Moon

China’s is on Track to Beat the US to Extract Lunar Water

Officials from the Chinese National Space Agency confirmed this week that its Chang’e-7 spacecraft is expected to launch in August 2026.

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