skrishna, 4 months ago

Reminder: Japan's lunar landing attempt for its SLIM spacecraft is happening TODAY. Livestream starts around 10 am ET:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXLt3ET9mE

#space #science

skrishna, 4 months ago

As long as my five year old cooperates, I will do live updates over here! #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

This is the powered descent trajectory! (Screenshot from the YouTube livestream) #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Graph on the right -- white is expected orbit, red is what SLIM is doing. GOing well so far!! Descent has started. #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Engines are currently on, soon they'll be turned off. #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

First boost incoming #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Velocity looks good. Things are going well. #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Trajectory is going very close to the planned model #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Second boost. SLIM is descending again #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

The top left blue indicator is fuel, there is currently around 91 kg and there should be around 10kg left when all is set and done #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Everything looks good!!!! About 15km from the moon's surface now #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Engine has stopped and the lander is cruising and trying to scan the moon's surface. Around 15km. Third boost phase coming up. #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Third boost stage has started. #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

5 km!!! SO CLOSE #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

Vertical descent has started!!!!!! #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

holding my breath!!! #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

now at 500m and hovering #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

descending again and will stop at 50m up #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

LANDED #space #science #slim

czottmann, 4 months ago

@skrishna You could feel the excitement, the right guy on the video feed smiled a bit 😅

EU, US, anywhere else: Something successfully lands, everyone loses their shit (rightfully so).

Japan: Friendly, yet formal atmosphere. A smile or two. Nodding.

LOVE IT

skrishna, 4 months ago

They’re still checking the status of the spacecraft.
#space #science #slim

loke, 4 months ago

@skrishna It looked like it flipped upside down just as it touched down. The trust indicators looked like they were all firing as well?

skrishna, 4 months ago

@loke Yeah this is what everyone's asking I think. I saw someone say they thought that's how it was supposed to land, but not sure.

skrishna, 4 months ago

This is excruciating. No confirmation yet. #space #science #slim

skrishna, 4 months ago

livestream is over, we have to wait for the press conference now #space #science #slim

jeffluszcz, 4 months ago

@skrishna The angle of the lander on the screen looks concerning...
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skrishna, 4 months ago

@jeffluszcz right?

michaelgemar, 4 months ago

@skrishna Doesn’t seem promising…

skrishna, 4 months ago

@michaelgemar 😬

pettter, 4 months ago

@skrishna Closing the stream and then asking people to come back to the press conference.. Not super promising is it?

skrishna, 4 months ago

@pettter 😬

pettter, 4 months ago

@skrishna Seeing over on the other site that there's at least some signal coming through to NASAs Deep Space Network, so it's not a hard landing at least.

skrishna, 4 months ago

@pettter I posted about the DSN a few minutes ago!

martinvermeer, 4 months ago

@pettter @skrishna Yeah, taking their time with the status check. They are getting telemetry though... did it topple over?

pettter, 4 months ago

@martinvermeer @skrishna I thought I saw something like that on the screen just as it landed, but thought that was just noise in the telemetry..

skrishna, 4 months ago

@pettter @martinvermeer It landed for sure, they're just checking the health of the spacecraft and making sure it didn't crash land

pettter, 4 months ago

@skrishna @martinvermeer Oh yeah, it's definitely on the ground

martinvermeer, 4 months ago

@pettter @skrishna So it landed but the solar array not working... on battery power rn

skrishna, 4 months ago

@martinvermeer @pettter exactly. they're still calling it a success because they successfully accomplished the soft landing according to this press conference

skribe, 4 months ago

@skrishna I'm glad your five-year old cooperated 😂

skrishna, 4 months ago

@skribe literally what's happening behind me 😂

skrishna, 4 months ago

I'm definitely going to try to live post about the landing but my 5yo will likely be home from school because of snow, so....we'll see! #space #science