The private U.S. company, Intuitive Machines, plans to launch lunar lander Nova-C after Japan's recent partially successful SLIM mission on the moon. If successful, it would mark the first time a private company has landed on the moon.
The Mars Ingenuity helicopter is now out of commission as NASA has ended it's nearly 3-year extended mission due to rotor damage from its last landing. The helicopter was originally intended to last for 30 days and 5 flights as a test of rotary wing flight on other planets, reaching an astonishing 72 total flights.
Join us this week as Mike discusses recent space missions.
Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. Hosted by Dr. Mike Reed, Astro Brief focuses on astronomical events, the field of astronomy, and astronomy-related guests. It airs Thursdays at 9:45 am on KSMU.