Honorable Spirits: Exploring Phobos through the Art of Aerospace (Luna Chart Week 8)
Story of the Week: Honorable Spirits
Dr Gustavo Medina-Tanco had very kind words regarding news from Astrobotic saying they “closed the books” on their first Lunar Lander Mission. The lander had tipped on its side during landing. The remarkable sentiment from Dr Gustavo Medina-Tanco showed a lot of character due to the fact that he was leading Mexico’s first moon mission consisting of tiny lunar rovers. His encouragement of them on LinkedIn demonstrates a brave risk-taking spirit equally matched with a winning attitude when the mission didn’t play out as desired. (Disclaimer: some of this article was researched and edited with ChatGPT).
The photo from Astrobotic is from their report which encapsulates the spirit and determined character of the best of American space exploration. Earlier this month they completed testing with NASA for their next lunar lander mission Griffin One.
