SPACE ODDITY: Upside-Down Japanese Slim Lunar Lander ‘Wakes Up’ From Freezing Moon Night in ‘Miracle’
It seems to be the season of crazy – but ultimately successful – moon landings.
A couple of days ago, American Nova-C ‘Odysseus’ managed a historical moon landing for a private company – but ended up lying on its side.
Now, the original space oddity, the upside-down Japanese SLIM lander, has ‘woken up’ from its formant stage during a second freezing lunar night, to the surprise and delight of mission controllers on Earth.
Japan’s first moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth in what has been hailed as a “miracle” by the country’s space agency.
Sky News reported:
“The response, received late on Sunday, suggests the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night,
