NASA is not one of the good spacecraft. It's almost two weeks that space agencies have tried to create a new communication with a recently released satellite, which heads to the moon.
Lunar Trailblazer launched on February 26. Spacex Falcon 9, with the purpose of entering the moon orbit of the moon and collecting information about the status of water on the moon. Despite being successful in adjusting from rockets But the spacecraft began to experience problems with the energy system soon after the next day. Communication with Trailblazer is missing.– Ever since then, Manasa tried to communicate with the spaceship, although the Lunar Trailblazer would not be able to perform the original mission. But the space agency is working to find an alternative option for spaceship.
“Depending on the Telemetry before losing the signal last week and the ground radar data collected on March 2, the team believes that the spacecraft is slow in the state with low power.” NASA wrote in an an Update On March 4. “They will continue to check the signal if the spacecraft changes to the solar panel gets more sunlight to support the operation and higher power communication.”
The mission of the mission of the spacecraft through NASA space network, while other basic radio stations listen to the signal to return. The team of the mission is being carried out in the initial data collected in order to find the orientation of the spacecraft while using tests to study its behavior during booting and recovery options from low energy status. NASA–
Lunar Trailblazer is part of NASA's small innovation mission for the Simplex Survey Program, a cheap science spacecraft that shared with other missions. “To maintain the overall cost of the Simplex mission, there is a higher risk and not strict requirements for supervision and management.” at expenses Of the construction and operation of Lunar Trailblazer up to 94 million US dollars, according to the New York Times report
Regardless of whether it is too expensive or not, NASA does not give up on the satellite. “NASA sent a high -risk mission and awarding, such as Lunar Trailblazer, to do a stunning science at a lower price, and the team truly wrapped the innovative spirit of Nicky Fox. “If anyone can bring the Lunar Trailblazer back, they are them.”