Lunar Trailblazer
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer was a small lunar orbiter designed to map the form, abundance, and distribution of water on the Moon.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Lunar Trailblazer MissionLunar Trailblazer Moon Mission
- Name
- Lunar Trailblazer
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer was a small lunar orbiter designed to map the form, abundance, and distribution of water on the Moon.
- Destination
- Intended lunar orbit to detect and map water on the Moon; contact was lost the day after launch
- End Date
- 2025-07-31
- Outcome
- Mission operators were unable to establish two-way communications after contact was lost the day following launch; NASA ended the mission on 2025-07-31.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2025-02-26
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:17:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 14:33:20 UTC
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