I'm not a structural engineer, but I know the force of gravity on the moon is only 20% of earth's gravity so they could build it lighter to handle the weaker force. Those landing legs were designed as single-use shock absorbers because they crush when landing.
I'm not a structural engineer, but I know the force of gravity on the moon is only 20% of earth's gravity so they could build it lighter to handle the weaker force. Those landing legs were designed as single-use shock absorbers because they crush when landing.