NASA shares the astronauts' falls on the Moon

NASA has a lot of footage that captures the moment when astronauts in a bulky space suit slipped and tripped when walking on the Moon.

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) once made a detailed report on all the astronauts who fell on the Moon for scientific research purposes, according to Science Alert.Part of the reason for astronauts' awkwardness lies in weight and mass.

Although your weight may be smaller on the Moon, the mass remains the same, so the inertia does not change. Astronauts moving on the Moon must be exposed to conditions other than the familiar environment on Earth, making them easier to fall.

NASA researchers described each fall and why it happened as accurately as possible.

With the Apollo 15, NASA wants to study astronauts' metabolic rate as they travel through different types of terrain on the Moon such as up hills, hills and flat land. With the Apollo 16, NASA wanted to evaluate the difference in flexibility and movement between the Earth and the Moon, in order to better understand the Moon's gravitational pull and how it affects surface motion. NASA researchers described each fall and why it happened as accurately as possible.

During the Apollo 15 mission, commander David Scott began moving toward a new area. He panned the camera to record and briefly describe the area. As he rounded the rubble, his right foot stepped on the slight subsidence and he began to lose his balance. Scott continued with his left foot, slipped through a small stone and continued to slide onto the loose soil on the surface. While trying to focus, Scott lost his momentum forward. After that, he fell on his stomach with his hands spread. His body tilted to the left, he rolled counterclockwise and disappeared from the camera screen.

The report of the fall in the Apollo 16 mission is more analytical, separating action to clarify the cause of the fall, the way to fall and the way astronauts stand up. The pilot of the moon Charles Duke fell as he stopped to pick up the pliers. Commander John Young also fell on picking up an object that was a brush and a specimen bag. Other falls are related to the dry, loose and easy surface of the Moon.