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What do you think of the Intuitive Machines IM-2 lunar lander that felt over for the second time?

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I think the IM engineers should have played more Kerbal Space Program.  If you build something tall and top-heavy, it has a much higher chance of tipping over than something short and squatty.  They may want to rethink their design at this point.
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Too many points of contact. if you just had 3, which is really all you need, you could make them stronger. I don't know if that's been an issue, if not, you could save mass. I have no idea where the CG is on this thing but I would think, the lower the better. It was funny watching the press conference yesterday. I heard a lot of happy word salad from IM and NASA but no one really addressed the 600 lb. gorilla in the room until pressed, did it tip over! Now we know…
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scott manley has a video where he posits that one of the lander legs broke while it was lading, based on an image from a little rover that was attached to the side of the spacecraft.

also i heard that the lander was kind of tall apparently because it landed near the moon's south pole and they needed to get solar panels up high to catch the sun.
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