The comparison between the Blue Moon lander and the Apollo LM really highlights how much progres has been made in terms of design and payload capacity. Your observation about the landing leg span is interesting too, especially considering how uneven lunar terain can be. The historical precedents you mentioned about sideways landing concepts were fascinating, I hadn't heard about those before.
If you are interested in reading more about sideways landing concepts, Winchell Chung's Atomic Rockets goes into great detail about the relative merits of "Belly Landers" vs. "Tail Sitters.
The comparison between the Blue Moon lander and the Apollo LM really highlights how much progres has been made in terms of design and payload capacity. Your observation about the landing leg span is interesting too, especially considering how uneven lunar terain can be. The historical precedents you mentioned about sideways landing concepts were fascinating, I hadn't heard about those before.
If you are interested in reading more about sideways landing concepts, Winchell Chung's Atomic Rockets goes into great detail about the relative merits of "Belly Landers" vs. "Tail Sitters.
(https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/embarking.php)
Great article
Another detailed, fascinating article! Sounds like awesome tours and I'm feeling envious.