Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoChandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon landerwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkChandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon landerwww.bbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareHirom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoLunar nights are going to be an issue for Moon exploration. If a rover has difficulty surviving 2-week nights at -220C, imagine humans. I wonder what are the plans for the first bases, and whether they are going to use RTG to keep warm at night.
minus-squarezhunk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe plan for the Artemis base is to be near the south pole, so I think they’ll be able to get solar power more than 50% of the time.
Lunar nights are going to be an issue for Moon exploration. If a rover has difficulty surviving 2-week nights at -220C, imagine humans.
I wonder what are the plans for the first bases, and whether they are going to use RTG to keep warm at night.
The plan for the Artemis base is to be near the south pole, so I think they’ll be able to get solar power more than 50% of the time.