Odysseus Lunar Lander

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Originally Posted by what next

Tilt is one thing that will throw your spacecraft on it's side, but much more important is a horizontal residual motion upon touchdown. Lunar gravity, the force that will hold it down, is only 1/6 of what it is on earth, but momentum, or the force (not a force in the true physical sense but for simplicity I will call it that) that will overturn it due to residual motion, remains the same. So one could say that it is six times as easy to overturn a lander on the moon than on earth. But certainly the guys who designed this thing knew about that.

Interesting point....now talking of high C of G's and landing gear any thoughts on Space X Starship as the lander for Artemis..............................................

https://www.nasa.gov/reference/human-landing-systems/