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On the 40th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17, I thought I'd create a thread for those that are interested in astronomy and space related news.
So, today is the day that Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt landed Challenger on the lunar surface at the Taurus-Littrow valley. This was Cernan's second visit to the moon, as he had previously flown over the lunar surface with John Young in Apollo 10.
Approach and landing video:
[YOUTUBE]Ok1Vz_c-388[/YOUTUBE]
Meanwhile, from Mars, NASA are saying that an issue with one of Curiosity's drills could impact on the entire mission. According to Space.com "a bond in the drilling mechanism will fail, causing an electrical short that could threaten to knock out the entire rover".
Let's hope the mission does last a long time, as Opportunity's is doing!
So, today is the day that Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt landed Challenger on the lunar surface at the Taurus-Littrow valley. This was Cernan's second visit to the moon, as he had previously flown over the lunar surface with John Young in Apollo 10.
Approach and landing video:
[YOUTUBE]Ok1Vz_c-388[/YOUTUBE]
Meanwhile, from Mars, NASA are saying that an issue with one of Curiosity's drills could impact on the entire mission. According to Space.com "a bond in the drilling mechanism will fail, causing an electrical short that could threaten to knock out the entire rover".
Let's hope the mission does last a long time, as Opportunity's is doing!