How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer was lost before reaching the Moon

The small satellite was to map lunar water, but operators lost contact with the spacecraft the day after launch and were unable to recover the mission.

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. 26 launch.

The mission aimed to produce high-resolution maps of water on the Moon’s surface and determine what form…

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