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NASA Moon Mission: The Odyssey's Nova-C Lander will uncover every mystery of the moon. Find out what Odyssey's Nova-C Lander will do on the moon?
Washington: The space agency NASA is excited that its scientific instruments and technology demonstrations are working well on the surface of the moon. The Nova-C Lander of Intuitive Machines, also known as Odyssey, is healthy, collecting solar energy, and sending data back to the mission control in Houston, USA.
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Operating until February 29th, Odyssey's surface operations are ongoing in six NASA science research and technology demonstrations. Now that they are on the lunar surface, NASA's instruments will focus on lunar surface communication and radioastronomy.
The Lunar Node 1 Navigation Demonstrator is a small, cube-sized utility that will demonstrate navigation, which can be used by future landers, surface infrastructure, and space travelers, providing precise digital confirmation of their position relative to other lunar vehicles and ground stations.
The Laser Retroreflector Array consists of eight retroreflectors that enable precise laser ranging, measuring the distance between the lander and the reflector by spacecraft in orbit or descending. The array is a passive optical device and will serve as a permanent landmark on the moon for decades to come.
The Radio Frequency Mass Gauge is a technology demonstration that measures the amount of propellant in tanks in the reduced gravity space environment. Using sensor technology, the gauge will measure the cryogenic propellant quantity in the fuel and oxidizer tanks of the Nova-C, providing data that could assist in predicting the future use of fuel on upcoming missions.
The Radio-Wave Observation at the Lunar Surface of the Photoelectron Sheath instrument will observe the lunar surface environment in radio frequencies, allowing to determine how natural and human-induced activities interact near the lunar surface.
Another NASA instrument, the Lunar Plume-Surface Studies Stereo Camera, is a suite of four small cameras that capture imagery showing how the lunar surface changes during and after landing on the moon and during interactions with the spacecraft's engine plume. As part of NASA's Artemis program, lunar delivery is in that region where NASA plans to send space travelers to search for water and other minerals at the end of this decade.