Mission controllers believe the spacecraft is now on its side, according to an article posted yesterday by Space dot com.
As one engineer told Western Horse Watchers, “The L/D ratio gets you every time.”
A rancher from Nevada exclaimed “It’s still on public lands, even if it’s upside down!”
Fortunately, all is not lost.
The lander was equipped with instruments that can determine management status, available acreage and active AUMs—even in suboptimal positions.
A PZP darter who wished to remain anonymous said “We want to make sure the lunar cowboys get the lion’s share of the resources before any pests, such as wild horses and burros, receive protected status as on earth.”
Sensors in the ballistics package will help other engineers redesign her rifle for conditions on the moon.
The project was endorsed by some of the biggest names in ranching advocacy, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Federation, Public Lands Alliance, Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, Pneu-Inject, High Desert Tactics and the Science and Conversation Center.
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