Next, we are going to have our guys fly to the surface and back in a ship made of foil, then somehow dock with the orbiting craft, none of which has been tested in lunar orbit, fire another engine blast and get home, again without any steering, power or otherwise.

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But the company that operates the orbiting camera, Malin Space Science Systems of San Diego, California, says that the white smudge looks like the craft's parachute.

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