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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.
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.
This is some KSP shit lmao
Can't judge them though, they've sent more to the moon than I ever did
The selfie landing cam didn't deploy 😭
Yeah, it's a shame that we won't get a video of the landing, but it sounds like not all is lost:
Altemus said EagleCam is mounted on a side panel and should be able to eject later in the mission, which may last 9 to 10 days on the surface, providing images of the lander.
Sounds like EagleCam is still in a deployable position.