Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing? - Conspiracies

Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing? (www.nature.com)

posted 2 years ago by dukey 2 years ago by dukey +13 / -1

Moon mission failure: why is it so hard to pull off a lunar landing?

The ispace lander’s failed touchdown highlights the challenges Moon landings pose, especially for private companies. The ispace lander’s failed touchdown highlights the challenges Moon landings pose, especially for private companies.

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– dukey [S] 6 points 2 years ago +6 / -0

And only China has done it since the 1970s and on its first attempt.

Apparently it was super easy in the 1970's. The Apollo missions were an order of magnitude more complicated though, because they not only had to land, they had to take off again, dock the the rest of the space craft that was orbiting the moon. Then they had to leave the orbit on the moon and successfully get back to earth, all without dying lol.

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