New IM1 landing pictures
Eric Berger at Ars Technica sat through the press briefing so the rest of us didn't have to :)
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/that-moment-when-you-land-on-the-moon-break-a-leg-and-are-about-to-topple-over/
IM1 was apparently sorta hovering for a while with at least one broken leg till the fuel ran low:
Then it gently toppled over:
It might wake up in a couple weeks when the Sun rises again, it might not - we will see. Hopefully the Columbia sticker will be visible, it's all paid for.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/that-moment-when-you-land-on-the-moon-break-a-leg-and-are-about-to-topple-over/
IM1 was apparently sorta hovering for a while with at least one broken leg till the fuel ran low:
Then it gently toppled over:
It might wake up in a couple weeks when the Sun rises again, it might not - we will see. Hopefully the Columbia sticker will be visible, it's all paid for.
Update: one last picture of the crescent Earth on the left:
source: https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1763336637432385813
source: https://twitter.com/Int_Machines/status/1763336637432385813
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
