Lunar night survival becomes an imperative
“Surviving the lunar night has crossed a critical threshold: what was once a ‘nice-to-have’ is now the imperative for any serious lunar mission. We’re seeing this ‘survive, operate, thrive’ progression play out in real time: we’ve proven we can land repeatedly, now we’re focused on surviving that brutal two-week night at -250°C, then operating through it, and ultimately building the distributed infrastructure that lets us truly thrive. Missions originally scoped for short-term surface operations are being examined for lunar night survival. We see the evolution of landers with larger payload capabilities and more services, lunar night survival will be even more important for these larger landers.” —Tyler Bernstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Zeno Power
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