5 posts tagged ‘in spaceflight’
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...
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...
Firefly's Alpha Rocket Put a Satellite in the Wrong Orbit
Following a successful liftoff, Firefly’s Alpha rocket seems to have misplaced its payload due to a second stage anomaly. Read more...
Three Satellites From SpaceX's Latest Rideshare Mission Are Missing in Action
Among the over 100 satellites that launched on board SpaceX’s Transporter-9 mission, three failed to deploy and their current whereabouts are unknown. Read more...
What’s Next for SpaceX’s Starship After Explosive Second Launch
SpaceX’s Starship exploded not once but twice during its historic second launch on Saturday, November 18. While it’s easy to get distracted by these ongoing failures, it’s clear that SpaceX is making progress with its oversized launch vehicle and that a third flight is bound to take the rocket even further along in… Read more...