A New Lunatic: Odysseus on the Moon

     The weather has cleared over California and the moon shone brightly last evening. Lake-side dwellers were treated to that fabled view from the shore of a Moonrise over the Nevada portion of the Sierra and the glistening stream of reflected light ripples into the landscape. It was announced that in the early afternoon on February 22, 2024, an unmanned lunar lander touched down on the moon's dusty surface successfully. It was a combined effort by NASA and a private contractor. The 6-legged vehicle touched down on a mission to gather data to be used in the near future when NASA will launch a vehicle that will land astronauts on the moon's surface again next year.