Visual novel remake Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon will launch for PlayStation 4 and Switch on June 27 in the west, Aniplex and TYPE-MOON announced. Physical limited editions will be available for $79.99. Pre-orders are available now.
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In a poignant moment captured amid the vastness of space, the Odysseus moon lander, operated by Intuitive Machines, sent back its final transmission before succumbing to the lunar night. With one of its legs askew during landing and power lost, the spacecraft left us with a lasting and wondrous image — a snapshot of Earth seen as a distant crescent shining against the grey expanse of the lunar horizon.
The image, received on February 22nd but shared by Intuitive Machines on X on February 29th, serves as a reminder of humanity's lonely presence in the vastness of space. Despite its compromised state, Odysseus completed its mission, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to touch down on the moon. The spacecraft, funded by NASA as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, gathered valuable scientific data, including research on space weather and interactions between the spacecraft and the moon's surface.
While the mission encountered challenges, including a less-than-perfect landing and subsequent power loss, NASA hailed it as a success. The agency sees such commercial partnerships as crucial for its broader goals, including the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon by 2026. By collaborating with private companies like Intuitive Machines, NASA can focus on its ambitious timeline for crewed missions while leveraging the expertise and innovation of commercial space ventures.
Odysseus made its landing near the lunar south pole, a strategic location for future exploration and potentially moon bases. Scientists believe that the region's permanently shadowed craters may harbor vast reserves of water ice, a critical resource for sustaining extended lunar missions and facilitating journeys to other celestial bodies.
As Odysseus lies dormant during the lunar night, with temperatures plummeting to extreme lows, there remains hope that it will awaken when sunlight once again reaches its solar panels in mid-March. Until then, the final image it transmitted—a distant Earth against the lunar landscape—stands as a poignant symbol of humanity's ongoing quest for exploration and discovery in the cosmos.
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Visual novel remake Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon will launch for PlayStation 4 and Switch on June 27 in the west, Aniplex and TYPE-MOON announced. Physical limited editions will be available for $79.99. Pre-orders are available now.
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