Missile practice for Moon mission
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Tests on a UK-led technology at the heart of a planned Moon mission have been a spectacular success, according to the experts involved in the project.
Three penetrator missiles were fired into a sand bunker in Wales, designed to mimic the lunar surface. Three projectiles were tested on three consecutive days at the end of May.
he Moonlite mission plans to fire four penetrators into the lunar surface from an orbiting spacecraft. They will come to rest three metres (10ft) underground. The onboard instruments will send back a mass of information, everything from seismic activity and mineral composition to the underground temperature.
Three penetrator missiles were fired into a sand bunker in Wales, designed to mimic the lunar surface. Three projectiles were tested on three consecutive days at the end of May.
he Moonlite mission plans to fire four penetrators into the lunar surface from an orbiting spacecraft. They will come to rest three metres (10ft) underground. The onboard instruments will send back a mass of information, everything from seismic activity and mineral composition to the underground temperature.
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