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Do we know why communications with Beresheet and NASA were lost during the attempted landing of the Moon lander?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)What would be the lightest possible moon launch vehicle?Do lunar landers communicate with ground stations during descent and landing?Might thermal mass, reflective insulation, and limiting light penetration allow heat control on the Moon? (reboot)Why were we able to have a more or less real-time conversation with the Moon?Are the surfaces in permanent shadow in Moon craters 'fluffy'?Are low, polar lunar orbits in general relatively stable?Why is an airbag landing on the moon not viable?Could a revised Space Shuttle be sent to the moon with a lander as cargo?Why don't SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft and Moon orbits line up?ELI5: Why do they say that Israel would have been the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon and why do they call it low cost?
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I was watching the livestream of the SpaceIL team when they were attempting to land Beresheet on the Moon. As near as I can remember, at around an altitude of 15km above the surface, the SpaceIL control team suddenly lost contact with both the spacecraft and NASA in the US. Communications with the lander picked up when the lander was about 2km above the surface and then lost again when they were unable to stop the descent. I don't remember them reestablishing contact with NASA.
Do we know what caused these communication outages? Was it a problem on the Beresheet side or Earth side? (Or am I totally misremembering what happened?)
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I was watching the livestream of the SpaceIL team when they were attempting to land Beresheet on the Moon. As near as I can remember, at around an altitude of 15km above the surface, the SpaceIL control team suddenly lost contact with both the spacecraft and NASA in the US. Communications with the lander picked up when the lander was about 2km above the surface and then lost again when they were unable to stop the descent. I don't remember them reestablishing contact with NASA.
Do we know what caused these communication outages? Was it a problem on the Beresheet side or Earth side? (Or am I totally misremembering what happened?)
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I was watching the livestream of the SpaceIL team when they were attempting to land Beresheet on the Moon. As near as I can remember, at around an altitude of 15km above the surface, the SpaceIL control team suddenly lost contact with both the spacecraft and NASA in the US. Communications with the lander picked up when the lander was about 2km above the surface and then lost again when they were unable to stop the descent. I don't remember them reestablishing contact with NASA.
Do we know what caused these communication outages? Was it a problem on the Beresheet side or Earth side? (Or am I totally misremembering what happened?)
the-moon beresheet spaceil
asked Apr 14 at 21:14
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I was watching the livestream of the SpaceIL team when they were attempting to land Beresheet on the Moon. As near as I can remember, at around an altitude of 15km above the surface, the SpaceIL control team suddenly lost contact with both the spacecraft and NASA in the US. Communications with the lander picked up when the lander was about 2km above the surface and then lost again when they were unable to stop the descent. I don't remember them reestablishing contact with NASA.
Do we know what caused these communication outages? Was it a problem on the Beresheet side or Earth side? (Or am I totally misremembering what happened?)
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Earlier in the stream they mentioned a glitch or unusual behavior with the IMU, but contact remained.
Later in the burn the engine shutdown unexpectedly and they immediately reset the spacecraft to restore regular operation. This made the telemetry uplink drop out for a moment, before returning. It's not clear to me from the stream if the engine ever started again, and presumably the next signal loss is impact.
edited Apr 18 at 0:12
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
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A recent update blames it on what I'd call a "command error"; apparently the full ramifications of the command that was sent weren't understood.
Six days after SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the
lunar surface, we now have an explanation for what went wrong: A
software command uploaded to fix a sensor problem started a chain
reaction that shut down the main engines, dooming the lander.
it was the first time SpaceIL flight controllers had experienced an
IMU failure during the mission, and they sent an "activation command"
to restart the unit. Landsman said an IMU failure on its own would not
have caused Beresheet to crash, as the spacecraft has redundant units.
The Post report, as well as a SpaceIL press release from today, said
the command kicked off a chain reaction in the spacecraft that
ultimately caused an engine shutdown as Beresheet sped towards the
lunar surface. Landsman confirmed to me that the command was sent in
response to the IMU failure.
Would like more details though. Source.
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Earlier in the stream they mentioned a glitch or unusual behavior with the IMU, but contact remained.
Later in the burn the engine shutdown unexpectedly and they immediately reset the spacecraft to restore regular operation. This made the telemetry uplink drop out for a moment, before returning. It's not clear to me from the stream if the engine ever started again, and presumably the next signal loss is impact.
edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
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answered Apr 14 at 21:20
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What's the IMU?
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– Mithrandir
Apr 15 at 5:27
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
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– Antzi
Apr 15 at 8:44
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Earlier in the stream they mentioned a glitch or unusual behavior with the IMU, but contact remained.
Later in the burn the engine shutdown unexpectedly and they immediately reset the spacecraft to restore regular operation. This made the telemetry uplink drop out for a moment, before returning. It's not clear to me from the stream if the engine ever started again, and presumably the next signal loss is impact.
edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
5,25122875
answered Apr 14 at 21:20
SaibooguSaiboogu
4,2712230
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What's the IMU?
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– Mithrandir
Apr 15 at 5:27
2
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
$endgroup$
– Antzi
Apr 15 at 8:44
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Earlier in the stream they mentioned a glitch or unusual behavior with the IMU, but contact remained.
Later in the burn the engine shutdown unexpectedly and they immediately reset the spacecraft to restore regular operation. This made the telemetry uplink drop out for a moment, before returning. It's not clear to me from the stream if the engine ever started again, and presumably the next signal loss is impact.
edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
5,25122875
answered Apr 14 at 21:20
SaibooguSaiboogu
4,2712230
$endgroup$
Earlier in the stream they mentioned a glitch or unusual behavior with the IMU, but contact remained.
Later in the burn the engine shutdown unexpectedly and they immediately reset the spacecraft to restore regular operation. This made the telemetry uplink drop out for a moment, before returning. It's not clear to me from the stream if the engine ever started again, and presumably the next signal loss is impact.
edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
5,25122875
answered Apr 14 at 21:20
SaibooguSaiboogu
4,2712230
edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
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edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
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edited Apr 18 at 0:12
Jerard Puckett
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answered Apr 14 at 21:20
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What's the IMU?
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– Mithrandir
Apr 15 at 5:27
2
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
$endgroup$
– Antzi
Apr 15 at 8:44
add a comment |
1
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What's the IMU?
$endgroup$
– Mithrandir
Apr 15 at 5:27
2
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
$endgroup$
– Antzi
Apr 15 at 8:44
1
1
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What's the IMU?
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– Mithrandir
Apr 15 at 5:27
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What's the IMU?
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– Mithrandir
Apr 15 at 5:27
2
2
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
$endgroup$
– Antzi
Apr 15 at 8:44
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@Mithrandir Inertial measurement unit, a tool used to get the approximate position of the spacecraft.
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A recent update blames it on what I'd call a "command error"; apparently the full ramifications of the command that was sent weren't understood.
Six days after SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the
lunar surface, we now have an explanation for what went wrong: A
software command uploaded to fix a sensor problem started a chain
reaction that shut down the main engines, dooming the lander.
it was the first time SpaceIL flight controllers had experienced an
IMU failure during the mission, and they sent an "activation command"
to restart the unit. Landsman said an IMU failure on its own would not
have caused Beresheet to crash, as the spacecraft has redundant units.
The Post report, as well as a SpaceIL press release from today, said
the command kicked off a chain reaction in the spacecraft that
ultimately caused an engine shutdown as Beresheet sped towards the
lunar surface. Landsman confirmed to me that the command was sent in
response to the IMU failure.
Would like more details though. Source.
answered 2 days ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
60.4k3166258
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A recent update blames it on what I'd call a "command error"; apparently the full ramifications of the command that was sent weren't understood.
Six days after SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the
lunar surface, we now have an explanation for what went wrong: A
software command uploaded to fix a sensor problem started a chain
reaction that shut down the main engines, dooming the lander.
it was the first time SpaceIL flight controllers had experienced an
IMU failure during the mission, and they sent an "activation command"
to restart the unit. Landsman said an IMU failure on its own would not
have caused Beresheet to crash, as the spacecraft has redundant units.
The Post report, as well as a SpaceIL press release from today, said
the command kicked off a chain reaction in the spacecraft that
ultimately caused an engine shutdown as Beresheet sped towards the
lunar surface. Landsman confirmed to me that the command was sent in
response to the IMU failure.
Would like more details though. Source.
answered 2 days ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
60.4k3166258
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A recent update blames it on what I'd call a "command error"; apparently the full ramifications of the command that was sent weren't understood.
Six days after SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the
lunar surface, we now have an explanation for what went wrong: A
software command uploaded to fix a sensor problem started a chain
reaction that shut down the main engines, dooming the lander.
it was the first time SpaceIL flight controllers had experienced an
IMU failure during the mission, and they sent an "activation command"
to restart the unit. Landsman said an IMU failure on its own would not
have caused Beresheet to crash, as the spacecraft has redundant units.
The Post report, as well as a SpaceIL press release from today, said
the command kicked off a chain reaction in the spacecraft that
ultimately caused an engine shutdown as Beresheet sped towards the
lunar surface. Landsman confirmed to me that the command was sent in
response to the IMU failure.
Would like more details though. Source.
answered 2 days ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
60.4k3166258
$endgroup$
A recent update blames it on what I'd call a "command error"; apparently the full ramifications of the command that was sent weren't understood.
Six days after SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the
lunar surface, we now have an explanation for what went wrong: A
software command uploaded to fix a sensor problem started a chain
reaction that shut down the main engines, dooming the lander.
it was the first time SpaceIL flight controllers had experienced an
IMU failure during the mission, and they sent an "activation command"
to restart the unit. Landsman said an IMU failure on its own would not
have caused Beresheet to crash, as the spacecraft has redundant units.
The Post report, as well as a SpaceIL press release from today, said
the command kicked off a chain reaction in the spacecraft that
ultimately caused an engine shutdown as Beresheet sped towards the
lunar surface. Landsman confirmed to me that the command was sent in
response to the IMU failure.
Would like more details though. Source.
answered 2 days ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
60.4k3166258
answered 2 days ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
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answered 2 days ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
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