LIFTOFF OF VULCAN with Spacebit payload on the inaugural United Launch Alliance Vulcan, from SLC-41 for the Cert-1 mission at 2:18am ET, onboard Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander #PeregrineMissionOne#PeregrineLunarLander#ULA#ToTheMoon
Welcome to the #VulcanRocket era!
Our official liftoff time was 2:18:38.231 a.m. EST (0718:38.231 UTC), right at the opening of the launch window on the first countdown.
Saying goodbye to Peregrine with our payload on board.
It will be launched tomorrow on #VulcanRocket by @ulalaunch! Sign up to watch live, and for launch updates, so you don't miss a thing: https://t.co/7w1VnBoqTN 🌙#PeregrineMissionOne#CountdownToVulcan
@Seeker episode about the Asagumo rover we're sending to the Moon within the first UK Moon mission!
“In addition to being first for the UK, this mission could be a game changer for establishing lunar colonies on the Moon”.
Watch the video to learn why! https://t.co/ysMTq3K6Ec
Hidden beneath the moon's layers of dusty regolith are lava caves—caves that scientists hope could one day support lunar colonies. But these subterranean spaces have never been explored before….at least not yet.
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Have your name forever on the Moon with Spacebit's Wevolver Engineering Challenge
"The Spacebit Engineering Challenge enables engineers around the world to contribute to the development of "Asagumo 2.0", ....
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Join our new #Engineering Challenge with @Wevolver to get your name on the Moon! Challenge enables #engineers to contribute to the development of our four-legged walking rover that is set to fly to the Moon with the #NASA CLPS program.
Learn more https://t.co/K1jVEtCYyP
The "Spacebit #Engineering Challenge with @SpacebitOne, enables #engineers to contribute to a four-legged walking rover that is set to fly to the Moon with the #NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program in 2021 and 2022.
Learn more https://t.co/rjoCqCALyN
The moon is rocky & marked with craters that will never erode due to the lack of weather making landing more difficult. After studying the moon in great detail, late this year our Nova-C spacecraft will land in the "Ocean of Storms," becoming the first private lander on the moon.
Surviving vast temperature drops on Mars is a major milestone for the 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) rotorcraft.
Our software engineers are now eagerly waiting for Ingenuity's first flight (the first powered flight on another planet) for highly reliable SW components.
#space#ingenuity
Safe & sound on the surface of Mars: the #MarsHelicopter, Ingenuity, has survived the first cold night on its own, a major milestone for the small rotorcraft because surface temps can plunge as low as -130 degrees F (-90 degrees C). https://t.co/IqrL757Peg
“Building small rovers has its advantages.” Small rovers allow for greater participation in space exploration due to lower cost barriers.
Asagumo, as @CNN mentions simply makes space more accessible.
#lunarmission#space#spacexploration#Robotics
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