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NASA Ends Trailblazer Orbiter Mission After Multiple Failed Attempts To Establish Contact

NASA has terminated the Lunar Trailblazer mission after months-long effort of trying to reconnect with the orbiter. The ...
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Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon

Lunar Trailblazer was selected by NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program in 2019, which provides opportunities for low-cost science spacecraft to ride-share ...
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Lunar Trailblazer should help scientists sort out the nature of water ...

The Lunar Trailblazer is an uncrewed mission to find water on the moon and determine its characteristics, accessibility and possible uses. Early next year, a rocket is scheduled to lift off from ...
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What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe is on a ...

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole.
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Lunar Trailblazer: NASA’s Clever Mission That Will Map the Moon’s ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission, set to launch on February 26, 2025, is charting a bold new course to explore the Moon in ways that could change the future of lunar exploration. Despite its ...
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Lunar Trailblazer should help scientists sort out the nature of ... - NPR

She's Lunar Trailblazer's principal investigator. EHLMANN: We're talking about water in solid form, as ice. We're potentially talking about small amounts of water as gas or water vapor.