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
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
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
Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander launched from the United States in five decades, said its spacecraft suffered “critical” propellant loss while attempting to self-correct after encountering a major problem in space. Just hours after launching from Florida toward the moon early Monday morning, the company announced the spacecraft was in … Read more
Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander launched from the United States in five decades, said its spacecraft suffered “critical” propellant loss while attempting to self-correct after encountering a major problem in space. Just hours after launching from Florida toward the moon early Monday morning, the company announced the spacecraft was in … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. When a rocket makes its first launch attempt Monday, it will be carrying none other than the first lunar lander to launch from the United States since NASA’s last Apollo mission in 1972. The stakes … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. When a rocket makes its first launch attempt Monday, it will be carrying none other than the first lunar lander to launch from the United States since NASA’s last Apollo mission in 1972. The stakes … Read more
For better or worse, the moon is officially open for business. On Monday (Jan. 8), United Launch Alliance’s shiny new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander and the Celestis and Elysium commemorative payloads of human remains and DNA. Two memorial companies, Elysium Space and … Read more
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