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Athena spacecraft declared dead after toppling over on moon (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 4 days ago by cm0002 to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure they didn't expect it to land sideways. Yeah, there are a lot of craters. They can be avoided. Check out how Firefly's guidance system was able to change landing locations to avoid hazards.

[–] over_clox 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't need to check Firefly's guidance system. The Athena team should check into that though, apparently this is their second similar failure.

Send them the email, not me, I'm just a nobody.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I meant check it out if you want to be informed. Otherwise, why comment if you're admitting you are wilfully ignorant?