Built to take the blast: Students test prototype landing pad to make moon landings safer

October 29, 2026 · 6:40 pm 1 sources

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• Built to take the blast: Students test prototype landing pad to make moon landings safer
  Phys.org · October 29, 2026 18:40
  As NASA works toward a sustained human presence on the moon, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are helping solve one of the most pressing challenges facing future lunar missions: how to land spacecraft safely without damaging…