5 posts tagged ‘commercial lunar payload services’
Astrobotic Feared 'Catastrophic Situation' If It Didn't Destroy Peregrine Lunar Lander
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Astrobotic bid farewell to its Peregrine lunar lander on Thursday as the spacecraft plunged through Earth’s atmosphere, thereby preventing the failed mission from colliding into other spacecraft. Read more...
Failed Moon Mission Carrying Human Remains Will Slam Into Earth’s Atmosphere Today
The saga of Peregrine is coming to a tragic end, with the lunar lander scheduled for reentry through Earth’s atmosphere after failing to touch down on the Moon. Read more...
Peregrine Moon Mission Runs Into Disaster, and More Top Science News of the Week
Failure in space dominated our headlines this week, with Astrobotic’s uncrewed lunar lander mission Peregrine-1 experiencing critical issues shortly after leaving Earth. Back on the ground, though, NASA finally—after months of trying—succeeded in opening the container filled with samples plucked from the asteroid… Read more...
In the Face of Doom, Lunar Lander's Instruments Spring to Life
Tragically, Astrobotic’s lander will not be able to pull off a soft landing on the lunar surface. However, Peregrine continues on its trajectory to the Moon, and as a small consolation, its onboard payloads have successfully powered on. Read more...
NASA Recreates Apollo 12 Landing to Analyze Future Artemis Mission Risks
The Moon is about to be a busy place, with a series of crewed missions planned by NASA as part of its Artemis program, as well as an influx of upcoming commercial landers eyeing a spot on the lunar surface. Before it sends a fleet of spacecraft to the Moon, however, NASA first wants to understand the impact these… Read more...