Earlier this month, We count here about the second failed lunar mission of the ispace. On June 5, the Japanese company lost contact with the Resilience probe during an attempt to Moon landing. Last Thursday (24), in a communicationthe “culprit” behind the problem was finally revealed: a laser tool.
Understand:
- In early June, Ispace faced its second lunar mission failed;
- THE tie Resilience fell during an attempted landing at the end of the Moon;
- Analyzes revealed an anomaly in the probe laser navigation tool;
- The defect caused a forced landing, causing the resilience to fall on lunar soil;
- Despite two consecutive failures, with different probes, Ispace already has two other confirmed attempts – one with NASA.
After analyzes, ISPACE identified an anomaly in the Range Finder Laser (LRF), navigation tool laser from the probe. The defect would have caused a forced landing, causing the resilience to fall on lunar soil. The latest mission was destined for Mare Frigoris (Sea Cold), located to the end of the moon.
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Navigation laser failure caused a probe dropped on the moon
According to the company, the anomaly in the hardware From the LRF caused a delay in measuring the distance between the resilience and the moon surface. With this, the module – which was at a speed of 42 meters/second – could not slow down to the speed required for landing. The contact with the probe was lost, and the fall happened five seconds later.
ISPACE pointed to two hypotheses behind the laser failure: a “possible error in the direction of installation during assembly, manufacture and/or test, or the abnormal attitude of the landing module during the descent”; Or, the deterioration of performance or a below than expected LRF performance during the flight.
Remember that the first failure From ISPACE, in 2023, it happened due to a failure in landing software.
Ispace already has two other lunar missions confirmed
The company took advantage of the statement to reinforce that it has not only one but two future planned attempts. Next of them, scheduled for 2027, will have the support of the NASA.
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, pointed out: “We will not stop here, but as determined pioneers of the cislunar economy, we will strive to regain the confidence of all stakeholders and embark on the next mission. Never give up on the lunar journey.”
