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NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead

"While it was not the outcome we had hoped for, mission experiences like Lunar Trailblazer help us to learn and reduce the risk for future, low-cost small satellites to do innovative science as we prepare for a sustained human presence on the moon.

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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon mission ends

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer ended its mission to the moon on July 31. Despite extensive efforts, mission operators were unable to establish two-way communications after losing contact with the spacecraft the day following its Feb.

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Sadly, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer failed to do what it said on the tin

The space agency added that from the limited data it had received, it appeared that the spacecraft’s solar arrays had failed to properly orient toward the sun, causing its batteries to lose power.

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NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

NASA hasn't given up on Lunar Trailblazer yet. The 440-pound (200-kilogram) probe went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Shortly after liftoff, the mission team ...

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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Is Officially Lost in Space - MSN

The Lunar Trailblazer mission is part of NASA's SIMPLEx program, which funds low-cost, high-reward missions using smaller spacecraft. These low-cost probes are often included in the launch of ...

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NASA Is Still Trying to Squeeze Some Life From Doomed Lunar Orbiter

Lunar Trailblazer is part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, low-cost science spacecraft that ride-share with other missions.

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Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Moon lander is lying dead in a crater

Lunar Trailblazer is taking a circuitous, looping route to the Moon designed to save fuel. But the communication issues have prevented the craft from performing maneuvers to keep it on course.

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Landing on the Moon is an incredibly difficult feat − 2025 has ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, a small lunar orbiter launched in February alongside IM-2, was intended to orbit the Moon and map the form, abundance and distribution of water in the form of ice ...

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NASA Orbiter Will Map the Lunar Water Cycle - Extremetech

Lunar Trailblazer, a collaboration between NASA, Northern Arizona University, and Lockheed Martin Space, is now on a meandering path toward the Moon's orbit, where it will scan the rocky body in ...

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NASA’s Plan for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon Could Be a Lunar Land Grab

Spurred by competition from China and Russia, the Trump administration is pushing for nuclear power on the moon by 2030 ...

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