Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After last month’s failed Moon landing mission, NASA is pinning its hopes on a second spacecraft developed by a separate company that would make the first US Moon landing in more than fifty years. The… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After last month’s failed Moon landing mission, NASA is pinning its hopes on a second spacecraft developed by a separate company that would make the first US Moon landing in more than fifty years. The… Read More »
Astrobotic remains optimistic about the Peregrine lunar lander despite the failure of the probe’s first mission. Peregine was launched on January 8 with the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket. While the launch was proceeding smoothly, Peregrine experienced a propellant anomaly that caused a significant propellant leak just a few… Read More »
Astrobotic Technology, the company behind the lunar lander trying to make the first US return to the moon, has officially admitted that it will not achieve its ultimate goal. Late Monday, the Pittsburgh-based firm released a statement saying an ongoing fuel leak had caused the Peregrine lander’s Altitude Control System thrusters to “operate well beyond… Read More »
Astrobotic Technology, which developed the first lunar lander to be launched from the United States in fifty years, said it abandoned its attempt to place the Peregrine spacecraft on the moon less than 24 hours after the vehicle took flight. According to the company, the spacecraft suffered “critical” fuel loss due to a fuel leak.… Read More »
Astrobotic Technology, which is developing the first lunar lander to be launched from the United States in fifty years, said the spacecraft suffered “critical” fuel loss while trying to right itself after encountering a major problem in space. Just hours after launching toward the moon from Florida on Monday morning, the company announced that the… Read More »
Vulcan rocket to launch on maiden flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA on January 8, 2024 – JOE SKIPPER/REUTERS The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century was launched early Monday. Space robotics company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander began its journey into space at 02:18 Eastern… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a rocket makes its first attempt at liftoff on Monday, it will carry nothing but the first lunar lander launched from the United States since NASA’s last Apollo mission in 1972. The risks are… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a rocket makes its first attempt at liftoff on Monday, it will carry nothing but the first lunar lander launched from the United States since NASA’s last Apollo mission in 1972. The risks are… Read More »
A special spacecraft carrying an instrument made by British scientists will make history by starting its journey to the moon. Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US space company Astrobiotic, is set to be the first private probe to land on the lunar surface. It is also planned to be one of the first U.S.… Read More »