Astrobotic

As the crippled Peregrine lunar lander burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, Astrobotic is ‘excited for the next adventure’

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Astrobotic remains optimistic about its Peregrine lunar lander despite the failure of the probe’s debut mission. Peregine launched the maiden flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket on January 8. While the launch went smoothly, Peregrine suffered a propulsion anomaly just hours into its mission, causing a significant propellant leak. It quickly … Read more

First flight of the Vulcan rocket sends an American lander towards the moon

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The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, will lift off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying the Peregrine Lunar Lander from Astrobotic. The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry the cremated remains of several … Read more

Two American companies launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other

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A pair of companies plan to launch unmanned spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year in a NASA-funded effort that could mark the first soft landings for the United States on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions in 1972. But in a sign of how the … Read more

Two American companies launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other

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A pair of companies plan to launch unmanned spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year in a NASA-funded effort that could mark the first soft landings for the United States on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions in 1972. But in a sign of how the … Read more

The Peregrine Lunar Lander will launch on December 24. This is what he will bring to the moon

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During the wee hours of Christmas Eve this year, before the gift wrapping begins and the smell of gingerbread brightens the air, a spacecraft is ready to take off for the moon. It is called the Peregrine Falcon Moonlander, named after the fastest flying bird in the world Soil. If all goes according to plan, … Read more