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Clarification[edit]

So one can assume from the complete inactivity on this page that any nominal similarities with the recent landing of a craft on the Moon is completely co-incidental. Indeed, there seems to be nothing n Wikipedia about it.Meerta (talk) 00:37, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2010 update is needed[edit]

The article is decidedly lacking status on this ambitious speculative venture. No reason not to have the article, but then the article should definitely be updated since most sources are from 2008.

Have they built anything? Prototypes? Validation efforts? Current plans for date of making something non-terrestrial happen? Etc. Cheers. N2e (talk) 17:58, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As of April 2011, the article is still quite dated. Among other problems, it does not reflect current project status, funding, nor team members. The founder/designer Robert D. Richards has left the Isle of Man-based Odyssey Moon project to join the Moon Express team where he is, per sources in those articles, the Team Leader and CEO of the company. This article STILL needs an update, if the project is yet active. N2e (talk) 22:32, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Do airbags work on the moon?[edit]

I just have a question about airbags -- would they work on the moon? Odyssey Moon can carry a 50kg payload, but Spirit and Opportunity were 185kg payloads and were able to land just fine with airbags. The twin rovers did have parachutes to slow their descent but I think an airbag system could still be more efficient on the moon even if cold gas thrusters are needed to do the work of parachutes. It just seems like a much simpler design. There are even shock absorption systems designed for 60000 g as detailed here: http://zaguan.unizar.es/TAZ/EINA/2012/7674/TAZ-PFC-2012-311_ANE.pdf Nydoc1 (talk) 01:55, 22 May 2013 (UTC)Nydoc1[reply]

Redirect to Space Inc Page?[edit]

As of September 2014 Odyssey was acquired by Space Services Inc Source. Should this page now redirect to Space Services Inc. and a footnote inserted as to the activities of Odyssey? Roobens (talk) 17:32, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]