NASA Orbiter Pings Laser Beamed Off Vikram; Technique To Enhance Lunar Location Tracking
The LASER Retroreflector Array on the Vikram lander (l), NASA’s location of the landerAccommodated on Vikram as part of a NASA-ISRO collaboration, the LRA comprises eight retroreflectors on a hemispherical support structure. This array facilitates laser ranging from various directions by any orbiting spacecraft with suitable instruments.Bangalore: In a technique demonstration that could