How NASA's spacecraft 'Odysseus' successfully landed on the moon
After the successful moon landing of the Apollo mission in 1972, the US spaceship 'Odysseus' set foot on the moon again on Thursday. It landed in the 'Eastern' region near Chad's South Pole at 6:23 pm local time yesterday. It began its journey into space with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in the United States. launch…
NASA is funding these lunar missions conducted by commercial spacecraft. Finally, in 1972, NASA successfully conducted the Apollo 17 mission to the moon. After half a century, the United States' lunar mission is an important step towards the implementation of a far-reaching plan by the country's space research agency, NASA. Through this expedition, the path of human walking on the moon, the closest neighboor of the earth, was paved.
The few seconds before Odysseus' moon landing were breathtaking for the expedition. At that time they spent in uncertainty whether the spacecraft was working properly or not. The robot Odysseus was designed and operated by Intuitive Machines, a Houston, Texas-based company. Overcoming last-minute uncertainty, mission officials announced that Odysseus had successfully touched down on the lunar surface and begun communicating with them.
About two hours after Odysseus' landing on the moon, Intuitive Machines confirmed that the spacecraft was upright after "resolving communication issues." This is a significant achievement for the growing commercial aerospace industry.
Shortly after landing, Chief Technology Officer Tim Crain said, "We can confirm without a shadow of a doubt that our spacecraft is now on the moon." We have contacted it. So congratulations. However, the officials of Intuitive could not give any assurance about this success at the initial stage. For the first few moments after Odysseus landed, the expeditioners waited anxiously for a message from it. At that time, Tim Crain addressed his team and said, "We are not dead yet."
However, the officials of Intuitive could not give any assurance about this success at the initial stage. For the first few moments after Odysseus landed, the expeditioners waited anxiously for a message from it. At that time, Tim Crain addressed his team and said, "We are not dead yet."
Intuitive Machines' CEO told his team, "I know, that moment of the campaign was anxiety-anxiety." But we are now communicating on the lunar surface and with the spacecraft. Welcome to the moon.
But as Odysseus prepares to land on the lunar surface, operators in the control room realize that the lasers needed to determine its altitude and horizontal velocity and automated data points critical to a smooth landing are not working. In this situation, they ordered to find an additional way to move the spacecraft around the moon. At the same time they started uploading the necessary software. Through this, Odysseus is connected to NASA's Doppler Lidar system.
Scott Pace, director of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, told the media that the United States is trying to rebuild its lunar capabilities after decades of absence.
Source: The Daily Bangladesh Protidin/Kabirul/Newspaper.