Lunar Mission One

[Grey Havoc]

ORIGINAL CAPTION: The plan is for the lander to set down in 2024 on the Moon's South Pole.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30102343

http://www.lunarmissionone.com/​

Hmmmm. :-\

 

[blackstar]

Their website says that they have not worked on a lander design, so the artwork is entirely notional.

That said, it's a lousy lander design. Too top heavy. Needs a wider footprint. They should have worked with their artist.

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30344604

 

[Jemiba]

Reading about the way of raising money for that mission, I hope, that the scientific
points won't take a back seat !

Too top heavy.

Was my first thought, too, and if no design work still yet was done, it actually may just
be a guess. But I'm not sure, that it is possible to determine the CG by such a picture,
as long, as it isn't known, how components of different weight are distributed. If heavy
items are all placed low and lighter ones more upwards, it may work, no matter, what
it looks like, I think.

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/lunar-mission-one-is-crowdsourcing-a-trip-to-the-moon/

 

[Springtime]

i've seen the artwork used in the In 1990, We were warned never to return to the Moon horror story
just saying