Towards the end of last year, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made an important move regarding the moon. The institute will go to the moon on December 11, 2022.Moon FlashlightThe purpose of this spacecraft, which is only the size of a suitcase, was to search for ice on the south pole of the moon. they could not reach they announced. The Lunar Flashlight mission is officially over.

moon flashlight, cube satellite It was a small spacecraft. In other words, all the technologies he had had been miniaturized. That’s it for the Lunar Flashlight to reach the moon. fell short. NASA’s statement stated that the spacecraft’s propulsion system was insufficient to enter lunar orbit.

Nevertheless, significant gains have been made!

Although the desired task could not be fulfilled with Lunar Flashlight, significant gains were made with this task. Above all; With this spacecraft, the so-called “Sphinx” flight computer, used for the first time. Designed in accordance with space conditions, this computer has proven that it can be used in the depths of space. Also Lunar Flashlight, accurate navigation data It had a special system that allowed vehicles to land on each other in space. This system has also been successfully tested with Lunar Flashlight.

Not just this one. Lunar Flashlight’s four laser reflectometers to search for ice on the moon, even with studies has proven reliable. So if scientists could put the Lunar Flashlight into orbit around the moon, they would be able to say definitively whether there was ice.

What happened on the trip to the moon? Couldn’t NASA predict that the power would be insufficient?

According to NASA calculations, it was quite possible that this spacecraft would reach the moon. But somehow, according to NASA, fuel lines clogged and this reduced the performance of the Lunar Flashlight’s propulsion system. As a natural consequence of this, there is an energy gain that allows the spacecraft to reach the moon. could not be reached.

Lunar Flashlight returns to Earth!

Although the mission failed, NASA did not abandon the spacecraft. Scientists do diversion calculations come to earth they provided. According to estimates, this spacecraft will enter orbit later today. NASA will send the Lunar Flashlight to the sun after the surveys to be made. Let’s see if Lunar Flashlight’s second mission can be successful…