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Ars Technica News<p>A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location <a href="https://arstechni.ca/GQWU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/GQWU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ispace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ispace</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JAXA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JAXA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/98622/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/98622/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IM2</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IntuitiveMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntuitiveMachines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LunarLander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LunarLander</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@angry_astro 🧑‍🚀🇺🇸🇬🇧</p><p>"EXCLUSIVE! They landed on the Moon, and now they're building TWO new rockets! Meet Firefly MLV!"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireflyAeroSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireflyAeroSpace</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CLPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pHfx6cgB6l0?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/pHfx6cgB6l0?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Momentarily on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNiitFa5-3U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=NNiitFa5-3</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a> the "Hearing - Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> Initiative" - see <a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=AB3C0271-AA62-4F88-8652-CD8DA06E2B05" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.house.gov/hearings?Con</span><span class="invisible">tentRecord_id=AB3C0271-AA62-4F88-8652-CD8DA06E2B05</span></a> for the 'witnesses' coming on stage.</p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@djsnm.extwitter.link <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/im" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>im</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blueghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blueghost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a></p><p>Why Did The Latest Lunar Lander Fall Over, Why Is Landing On The Moon Harder Than We Thought 💭 </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ISZTTEtHcTg?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/ISZTTEtHcTg?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p><p>( Ed: moon landings are hard 😢 good luck Spacex HLS 😉 )</p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@michaelsheetz.bsky.social </p><p>The Sun, emerging from totality behind the Earth, seen from Blue Ghost's perch on the Moon:</p><p>Take a bow, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireflyAerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireflyAerospace</span></a>! 🤯</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaeljsheetz_the-sun-emerging-from-totality-behind-the-activity-7306314998534877184-eRtG" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/posts/michaeljshe</span><span class="invisible">etz_the-sun-emerging-from-totality-behind-the-activity-7306314998534877184-eRtG</span></a>?</p>
Scientific European<p>Blue Ghost: The Commercial Moon Lander Achieves Lunar Soft Landing<br>On 2 March 2025, Blue Ghost, the moon lander built by the private company Firefly Aerospace touched down safely on lunar surface near a volcanic...........<br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/artemismoonmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artemismoonmission</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlueGhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueGhost</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Blueghostlander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blueghostlander</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefly</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FireflyAerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireflyAerospace</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Lander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lander</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Lunarsoftlanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lunarsoftlanding</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Moonlander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moonlander</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Softlanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Softlanding</span></a><br>SCIEU Team </p><p><a href="https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/space/blue-ghost-the-commercial-moon-lander-achieves-lunar-soft-landing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien</span><span class="invisible">ces/space/blue-ghost-the-commercial-moon-lander-achieves-lunar-soft-landing/</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>From the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/LPSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LPSC</span></a> 'NASA Night' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4sVQ81DiI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4sVQ81Di</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a> a list of the next <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> missions: NASA will have more Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) on <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BlueOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueOrigin</span></a>'s HLS test lander. They also reported superb results from <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BlueGhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueGhost</span></a> with 6 of the NASA experiments already completed and the remainder being done once the hot noon is over. Not much came out of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Athena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Athena</span></a>, obviously, and they're still trying to make contact with the Lunar Trailblazer - no indication of the hope level ...</p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>Photo Shows Stricken Moon Lander Lying on its Side <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/03/10/photo-shows-stricken-athena-moon-lander-lying-on-its-side/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/03/10/photo</span><span class="invisible">-shows-stricken-athena-moon-lander-lying-on-its-side/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/lunarlander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lunarlander</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/moonlander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moonlander</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artemis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/athena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>athena</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@angry_astro <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blueghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blueghost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/im2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>im2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/athena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>athena</span></a> </p><p>I can't remember how many times I've expressed concern about the tall, top heavy @Int_Machines design. But nothing illustrates how significant this factor is than a comparison between the @Firefly_Space &amp; Athena landers.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/astro_angry/status/1898370873750356449?s=46" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/astro_angry/status/18983</span><span class="invisible">70873750356449?s=46</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@launchpad<br>"Update after private lunar lander touches down on the moon" </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/7wsvlD3SfjY?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/7wsvlD3SfjY?f</span><span class="invisible">eature=shared</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intuitivemachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intuitivemachines</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lunar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/im2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>im2</span></a></p><p>(Ed : Squat lander designs such as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/blueghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blueghost</span></a>, Apollo <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LM</span></a> and more relevant Surveyor.All had lower center of gravity henceforth less likely to tip over on suspicious terrain)</p>
Simeon Schmauß<p>Another one bites the (Moon)dust! </p><p>This is Intuitive Machines' <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IM2</span></a> lander that once again toppled over after trying to land on Mons Mouton near the lunar south pole. </p><p>The picture had lots of detail hidden in the shadows which I brought out in processing.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IntuitiveMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntuitiveMachines</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@intuitivemachines.bsky.social <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IM2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CLPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPs</span></a></p><p>Tune into the landing broadcast for IM-2, our second mission to the surface of the Moon. 🌖 </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/WGf4aWipxC0?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/WGf4aWipxC0?f</span><span class="invisible">eature=shared</span></a></p><p>(Ed: Lunar landing playback 🌖 appears to have landed on its side again)</p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@petapixel.bsky.social </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireFlyAerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFlyAerospace</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlueGhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueGhost</span></a> Spacecraft’s First Photo From the Moon After Historic Lunar Landing</p><p> MAR 02, 2025 </p><p>Jeremy Gray</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireflyAerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireflyAerospace</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/03/02/blue-ghost-spacecrafts-first-photo-from-the-moon-after-historic-lunar-landing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/03/02/blue-</span><span class="invisible">ghost-spacecrafts-first-photo-from-the-moon-after-historic-lunar-landing/</span></a></p>
WilliamLMiller<p>4️⃣ NASA’s CLPS program is reshaping lunar exploration. Instead of building everything in-house, NASA now contracts private companies—like Firefly, Intuitive Machines, and Astrobotic—to handle lunar deliveries.<br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommercialSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommercialSpace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LunarExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LunarExploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/20postchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20postchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a></p>
Abraham Samma🔬🔭👨‍💻<p>It's possible one of Blue Ghost One's landing struts is not touching the ground given its proximity to a crater/sloping ground, and the telemetry seen during landing. Awesome accomplishment regardless. <a href="https://toolsforthought.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://toolsforthought.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://toolsforthought.social/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a></p>
Chao-c'<p>Přistání sondy <a href="https://f.cz/tags/Blueghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blueghost</span></a> je prvním úspěšným přistáním komerční firmy na Měsíci a současně prvním úspěšným projektem <a href="https://f.cz/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> v rámci <a href="https://f.cz/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a>. <a href="https://f.cz/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a></p>
Stephen Braham<p>Landed! Three contact sensors out of 4, data returned still! First 100% successful <a href="https://noc.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a> landing!!!! <a href="https://noc.social/tags/blueghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blueghost</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefly</span></a></p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ScottManley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ScottManley</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DJSNM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJSNM</span></a></p><p>Three Lunar Landers? Why Everyone Is Going To The Moon." </p><p>🌗 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CLPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLPS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PVz5912B1iQ?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/PVz5912B1iQ?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p>
Simeon Schmauß<p>The latest views from Firefly's <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BlueGhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueGhost</span></a> lander in lunar orbit are just amazing! This video starts at Hopman crater on the Southern hemisphere and ends at Gagarin crater near the Equator. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPy4lL0fFW0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=yPy4lL0fFW</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/firefly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefly</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/clps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clps</span></a></p>
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