“The Lunar Trailblazer team has been working around the clock to re-establish communications with the spacecraft…NASA sends up high-risk, high-reward missions like Lunar Trailblazer to do incredible science at a lower cost, and the team truly encapsulates the NASA innovative spirit — if anyone can bring Lunar Trailblazer back, it is them.”
-Statement by Nicky Fox, the associate administrator of the NASA Science Mission Directorate, as quoted by CNET. The Lunar Trailblazer was launched with Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander on March 26th. The satellite was designed to orbit about 60 miles above the Moon’s surface as it mapped potential water on the lunar surface.
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