No, the radio waves bounce off the moon's surface. The retroreflectors are not necessary for that, otherwise stuff like Earth-Venus-Earth bounces[1] would not b

No, the radio waves bounce off the moon's surface. The retroreflectors are not necessary for that, otherwise stuff like Earth-Venus-Earth bounces[1] would not be possible. [1]: https://amsat-dl.org/en/earth-venus-earth-experiment-of-amsat-dl-successful/ https://amsat-dl.org/en/earth-venus-earth-experiment-of-amsa...