Qualities Of A Moon Lander

By Melissa Rogers


The moon is known as a place that does not support life and for on to get there they must have a means to get there. The moon lander is usually the spacecraft that is used to carry people into space and back. It navigates through the high altitude. It often increases speed when it comes closes to the celestial body as the gravitational pull of a moon pulls the vehicle to the surface.

A minimum speed of fewer than 160 kilometers per hour is usually recommended for a successful soft landing on the surface of planets. High speed during landing can result in a crash that may kill every crew member on board as a result of the impact. The rate of landing is controlled by the lunar lander which is usually carried by the main spacecraft.

For scientists to get back on the earth, the speed of a lunar lander must be high enough to prevent the gravitational pull by the gravity well of this heavenly body. After which the rocket leaves the planet and returns to the world through the absorption of kinetic energy and reduction of speed for safe landing.

Every part of a ship plays a major role, and any failure in any part may result in severe consequences to the ship and the crew. The major part is the ascent engine which lifts the modules from the surface of a plant and attaches to the revolving command units. The engines are usually of high efficiency to minimize the chances of accidents occurring. It uses liquid boosters such as hydrazine to give the ship a powerful thrust from the ground of a space.

Reentering the earth is usually very violent, and the spaceship is designed in a way that the interior is protected. Pieces of flaming command units are experienced and as the sheep pass through the atmosphere towards from the ground. The burning materials were designed to cause flame so that by burning away they shield the interior of a ship from the heat from the friction of atmosphere and the spacecraft.

There is also fear of alien biological species of bacteria and virus thus the ship is fitted with protective garments to prevent the spread of these species to earth. They are expected to have these gears on until they get to a 21-day quarantine. However, it has been argued that since the heavenly body does not support life, it is unlikely that the foreign biological agents could be present thus this process of wearing protective gear, isolation, and quarantine is not very important.

The spacecraft sometimes fail with people on-board and crash leading to death. Robots have been used at times to minimize this kind of scenario. It is not possible for everyone to have the space experience. Models have been developed that resemble every aspect of the environment of the heavenly body, and these simulations have been significant attraction sites.

Many space scientist desires to explore the solar system with less fatality. Thus they are using technology to develop more advanced machines and spacecraft for this purpose. Robots have also been used to as to reduce the risk of loss of life. These spacecraft are used to explore some planets too.




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