NASA Conducts Autonomous Lunar Navigation System Test
Instrument Carried on the IM-1 Mission to the Moon
For 30 total minutes in February, NASA lit a beacon on the Moon – successfully testing a sophisticated positioning system that will make it safer for Artemis-era explorers to visit and establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface.
“We’ve lit a temporary beacon on the lunar shore, Now, we seek to deliver a sustainable local network."
Evan Anz…
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