A part of NASA’s rocket carrying the Surveyor 2 spacecraft in 1966 said hello to Earth again recently. The piece, which has been traveling through space for 54 years, will pass near Earth 2 more times.
A piece of the first vehicles that we, as humanity, carried our name to space, saluted the Earth recently. According to the statement shared by NASA 2020 SO part called, 8 November the day has come close enough to our planet to be subjected to the force of Earth’s gravity.
The piece named 2020 SO will make 2 more rounds around the Earth before continuing its empty roaming in space, according to NASA’s statement. After these two tours, the track will continue on its way around March. The most important feature of this piece, in 1966 Part of a rocket sent to the moon was that.
He’s been floating in space for 54 years:
Researchers first discovered the 2020 SO in September during studies to identify asteroids. However, as a result of the investigations, this is not an asteroid, instead In 1966 Launched by NASA to the Moon and The rocket carrying the Surveyor 2 vehicle upper tier Was the centaur.
Centaur with other parts that make up the rocket September 20, 1966 He left Earth in year. Surveyor 2 accidentally hit the Moon three days later. The Centaur carrying Surveyor 2 had gone deep into space to orbit the Sun. Centaur, who recently returned, for 54 years it was drifting in space with no targets.
- 1964 – A Centaur placed on an Atlas rocket
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The Centaur helped take one of the most important steps towards NASA’s Apollo program. Although Surveyor 2 accidentally hit the Moon, the Centaur provided important data to NASA. NASA under the name Surveyor in 1966 and 1968 7 more tasks had signed. Among these missions, the only mission that failed by landing on the Moon was Surveyor 2, which also included Centaur.
If the Centaur continues on its way to the Sun after two more visits to Earth Orbiting the sun from the 1960s first rocket piece Can win the title. Scientists will track whether this little piece of rocket is going well.
Source :
https://www.space.com/earth-captures-surveyor-moon-rocket-space-junk.html
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