Still from an animation that simulates the last half-minute of a spacecraft's lunar descent before engine cutoff. The fluctuating radial patterns show the intensity of predicted shear stress, or ...
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon’s ...
Approximating the lander's effects on the moon’s surface are critical to planning a safe journey for Artemis astronauts. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 17, 2023 8:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...