Moon Dust Mayhem: How NASA’s Rocket Blasts Are Revolutionizing Lunar Landings

NASA is gearing up for lunar landings with Artemis by testing how powerful rocket exhausts from SpaceX and Blue Origin landers will interact with the Moon’s surface. Engineers fired a 3D-printed hybrid rocket motor over 30 times, aiming to simulate the real conditions when future spacecraft land. With craters, flying lunar dust, and regolith instability [...]