Die NASA will mit einer Flotte von MoonFall-Drohnen den Südpol des Mondes erkunden: „Wir glauben, dass wir es schaffen können“
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/nasa-wants-to-use-a-fleet-of-moonfall-drones-to-scout-the-lunar-south-pole-we-believe-we-can-do-it
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Doing this mapping in late 2028 means Artemis 4 and 5 will not know where the boulder fields affect landing zones. The Apollo landers required last minute visual assessment, do we currently have high enough resolution images of landing zones to avoid boulder fields? How accurately can HLS find a landing zone without GPS?
I do kinda wonder if the „hopping drone“ aspect was in part influenced/inspired by [Chang’e 7](https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/science/china-moon-flying-robot-change-7-intl-hnk-scn) that’s scheduled to launch this year
I’m honestly surprised that NASA hasn’t been sending fleets of drones and rovers to the moon since the end of the Apollo missions.