"The first photo of the Odysseus lunar lander on the moon, the first U.S. spacecraft to make a soft landing on the lunar surface in more than 50 years, was released Monday."
Nothing screams privatization louder than #NASA contracting its payload hauling to private corporations whose lunar vehicles are “sideways but alive.” #Odysseus#moon#moonlanding
🚀 🌔 Possibly the first American moon landing in 50 years, scheduled for later today. A commercial vehicle is carrying NASA science payloads but no crew. Pretty cool.
The #CPU that runs some #USB-C wall chargers has more than twice the RAM, and is 563x faster than the #computer that ran the guidance system in #Apollo 11.
To those "my cellphone has more computing power than Apollo 11" guys...
"Japan is about to attempt one of the hardest tricks in space exploration: a soft landing on the moon ... and if all goes well, a robot designed by the company that invented Transformers will rove the lunar surface."
After an early interview with the BBC on the #SLIM#MoonLanding, followed by a research meeting, I’m heading into ISAS. I’m carrying an extra bag containing an airbed and blanket, as we won’t be done tonight until after the last train.
I’ve also put out a meaty treat for the stray cats I feed on the balcony, although it undoubtedly won’t stop Casper looking like he’s about to leave the worse yelp review in history around 7pm.