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Just a month after the failed mission, a second American lunar lander is ready for an attempt
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After a failed moon landing mission last month, NASA is pinning its hopes on a second spacecraft — developed by a separate company — that will make the first moon landing for the United States … Read more
Just a month after the failed mission, a second American lunar lander is ready for an attempt
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After a failed moon landing mission last month, NASA is pinning its hopes on a second spacecraft — developed by a separate company — that will make the first moon landing for the United States … Read more
Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study the solar wind and peer into the dark ages of the universe
For the first time since 1972, NASA will set up scientific experiments on the moon in 2024. And thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, these projects will open up new areas of scientific possibilities. As part of several projects starting this year, teams of scientists, including myself, will conduct radio astronomy from the south … Read more
The failure of the private Peregrine lunar lander will not stop NASA’s ambitious commercial lunar program
NEW ORLEANS – It was just two days ago that Peregrine, the inaugural private lander contracted under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, brilliantly rocketed into space aboard the Vulcan’s first private flight United Launch Alliance rocket. Just hours into the journey, Peregrine began to fail. Astrobotic, the company behind the spacecraft, continues to provide … Read more
For Astrobotic, a big risk (and bigger reward) ride on the launch of the private Peregrine lunar lander on January 8
The upcoming launch of a lunar lander – Peregrine Mission One – is a nail-biter for many reasons. As a privately built spacecraft, it represents an undertaking developed by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The Peregrine falcon lunar lander was manufactured by Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh-based company, and has a variety of NASA and … Read more