OT: Japanese Moon Landing.

[LionJim]

Yes, the lunar module landed upside down but within 11 yards of its target.

Japan’s moon landing picture might be the space photo of the decade

Japan's spacecraft — the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon — ended up face-down in the regolith, a photo released by JAXA shows.

mashable.com

 

[BobPSU92]

Well done, Japan. We only did that in 1969. Right side up. For f*ck’s sake.

 

[ODShowtime]

The value in this is the landing windows used to be much, much larger.

 

[NittPicker]

A successful landing was always going to be a coin toss. It simply came up tails this time.

 

[Nitt1300]

Well done, Japan. We only did that in 1969. Right side up. For f*ck’s sake.

yeah we could do stuff then- we can't do shiit now

 

[BobPSU92]

yeah we could do stuff then- we can't do shiit now

We laugh at the moon.

 

[leinbacker]

Yes, the lunar module landed upside down but within 11 yards of its target.

Japan’s moon landing picture might be the space photo of the decade

Japan's spacecraft — the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon — ended up face-down in the regolith, a photo released by JAXA shows.

mashable.com

11 yards? I thought the English system is verboten and space scientist measured things in ducks. For instance..

Asteroid the size of two ducks impacts above Germany | The Jerusalem Post

Asteroid 2024 BX1 impacted above Germany, disintegrating into a harmless fireball near Berlin. This marks the eighth time an asteroid was predicted right before an impact like this.

www.jpost.com

 

[LionJim]

Nice.

 

[NitneLiun]

yeah we could do stuff then- we can't do shiit now

That's because we don't have enough Nazi engineers in the space program anymore.

 

[PSU Mike]

Yes, the lunar module landed upside down but within 11 yards of its target.

Japan’s moon landing picture might be the space photo of the decade

Japan's spacecraft — the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon — ended up face-down in the regolith, a photo released by JAXA shows.

mashable.com

Was Neil Armstrong up there manning the chains?

 

[Nitt1300]

That's because we don't have enough Nazi engineers in the space program anymore.

and our home-grown Nazis are all 7th grade dropouts.

 

[PSU87]

Yes, the lunar module landed upside down but within 11 yards of its target.

Japan’s moon landing picture might be the space photo of the decade

Japan's spacecraft — the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon — ended up face-down in the regolith, a photo released by JAXA shows.

mashable.com

Metric landing.
SAE woulda been right side up

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

We're all inclusive now,should be better, Right ?

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

Metric landing.
SAE woulda been right side up

1/2 of 5 MM or 1/6th of a meter, i'm with you.

 

[kgilbert78]

That's what happens when you read from right to left and drive on the wrong side of the road....

Seriously they did better than us on our most recent attempt.

 

[LionJim]

So apparently it’s not a failure, as I had assumed.

Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission - BBC News

The lander has begun sending photos, including that of a nearby rock nicknamed "toy poodle".

www.bbc.com

 

[Midnighter]

So apparently it’s not a failure, as I had assumed.

Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission - BBC News

The lander has begun sending photos, including that of a nearby rock nicknamed "toy poodle".

www.bbc.com

Don't bet against the guys who invented a ramen lid holder that tells you when it's ready....