Comments on: Israeli lunar lander deploys legs https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/israeli-lunar-lander-deploys-legs/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:35:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/israeli-lunar-lander-deploys-legs/#comment-1064597 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:35:06 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=56709#comment-1064597 Both articles state that “the main mission goal is to inspire young people, especially kids in Israel, to become more interested in science, technology, engineering and math.” It seems to me that the more important mission, in addition to the magnetic field survey and lunar crater investigations, is to verify that they understand the science and engineering that it takes to build, operate, and navigate a space probe away from Earth orbit. They are also verifying that Lunar missions can be accomplished for relatively little cost.

This mission isn’t some small deal that entertains and enthuses school kids. It is a big deal that should enthuse the world’s investors, too.

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