They are now discussing how to vent the fuel tanks, confused about what would happen when turning on/off which system. They've had a year since the last flight and didn't have time to practice that or create a checklist? - ThreadSky

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frankwunderli13.bsky.social • 3 days ago

They are now discussing how to vent the fuel tanks, confused about what would happen when turning on/off which system.

They've had a year since the last flight and didn't have time to practice that or create a checklist?

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frankwunderli13.bsky.social•3 days ago

Seems like they have a power generation issue. They don't know the orientation of the lander. Quite possibly another fallen-over moon lander.

The confusion on the intercoms speaks volumes about the company.

frankwunderli13.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not having trained contingency plans for problems with power generation after the landing is not indicative of professional conduct of any space mission.

They need more planning. Contingencies cannot be intuited.

frankwunderli13.bsky.social•3 days ago

Didn't see it the first time. This is a screen-grab of a discussion we couldn't hear and I'm pretty sure the guy on the right shows the assumed position of the lander (this followed very clear hand waving indicating a falling-over-motion).

frankwunderli13.bsky.social•3 days ago

Meanwhile, the press conference is live: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/intuitive-machines-2-lunar-landing-news-conference/?is-live

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