AkaSci 🛰️ on Nostr: Looks like the Intuitive Machines IM-1 lander tipped over and ended up in a sideways ...
Looks like the Intuitive Machines IM-1 lander tipped over and ended up in a sideways orientation after landing, similar to the JAXA SLIM lander few weeks ago ☹️
Vertical velocity was a bit high at 6 mph instead of 1, lateral velocity was 2 mph instead of zero. One of the legs is thought to have snagged a rock and caused the lander to tip over.
Solar panels are generating power, the lander is communicating, although the signal is weak.
No pictures yet.
News conf. at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWEwR8fscFY
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Vertical velocity was a bit high at 6 mph instead of 1, lateral velocity was 2 mph instead of zero. One of the legs is thought to have snagged a rock and caused the lander to tip over.
Solar panels are generating power, the lander is communicating, although the signal is weak.
No pictures yet.
News conf. at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWEwR8fscFY
1/n