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Intuitive Machines CEO demonstrates revolutionary lunar landing technique (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflightmemes

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Context: https://spacenews.com/im-1-lunar-lander-tipped-over-on-its-side/

Joking aside, it's still pretty impressive. Landing on the moon is not easy. They landed softly, and the payloads are healthy, so overall I'd consider it a win.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

The lasers, though, did not work, and engineers determined that a physical switch — a safety measure on the ground because the lasers are not eye-safe — was not flipped before launch.

This kind of honesty makes me go a big rubbery one.