SpaceX rocket launches carrying Intuitive Machines’ moon lander
A SpaceX rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander launched Thursday. (Credit: Reuters/NASA) A SpaceX rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Lander lifts off from Florida Thursday morning in the latest attempt to land an American spacecraft on the moon since the last manned Apollo mission more than 50 years ago. It was done. The Houston-based […]
Kamikaze! Failed Japanese Moon Lander Hits Lunar Soil Nose First
Images released Thursday showed Japan's lunar lander with its nose upright, its engines pointing into the pitch-black sky after landing on the moon. According to the BBC, the first photos of the destroyed spacecraft show it rotated 90 degrees from its original resting state. I will report it. This awkward, upside-down finish may help explain […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander crashes into Pacific Ocean
FOX News correspondent Jonathan Selley reported that Astrobotic Technology's engineers are working to fix an “anomaly” that affected the lunar module's failure. Astrobotic said it had lost contact with the lunar module Peregrine over the open ocean of the South Pacific after predicting it would “burn up” during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The announcement marks […]
Lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot
An American company's lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth's atmosphere after a failed launch to the moon. Astrobotic Technology announced that its lander is currently returning to Earth from near the Moon. Company officials expect the mission to conclude Thursday. Astrobotic is working with NASA to track the lander's path and said it […]
Failed U.S. Moon Lander Now Hurtling BACK Towards Earth
The NASA-backed lunar lander, Peregrine One, is currently speeding back toward Earth after failing on its historic journey last week. Astrobotic, which had hoped to land the first American-made spacecraft on the moon in more than 50 years, said it predicted its spacecraft would likely burn up in the atmosphere within the next few days. […]
NASA Delays Moon Shot as Private U.S. Lander Looks Set to Fail
NASA announced plans on Tuesday to postpone plans to return astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century, as a much-touted U.S. civilian lunar lander mission appeared to be doomed to failure. Meanwhile, China's deep space exploration ambitions continue with a goal of 2030 set For manned moon landing. NASA has […]
Peregrine lunar lander attempt jeopardized by engine problem, company says
An American aerospace company said Monday that the spacecraft's lunar landing may not proceed as planned due to an engine problem during liftoff that could result in a lack of power. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology announced the launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Monday morning went well Until an “anomaly” made it impossible for the spacecraft to […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander suffers ‘anomaly’ on the way to the moon
United Launch Alliance successfully launched its next-generation Vulcan rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (via NASA) A U.S. lunar lander that successfully launched from Florida on Monday, aiming for the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years, experienced an “anomaly” during the flight, its creator announced. Astrobotic Technology […]
First U.S. Lunar Lander in 50+ Years Heading to the Moon
There is a liftoff. The first U.S. lunar lander in more than half a century left Earth early Monday, setting a course for the moon. Doing so would begin a new space race among private companies eager to make deliveries to celestial bodies for NASA and other customers. AP report Astrobotic Technology's unmanned Peregrine lander […]
First US lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward moon with commercial deliveries
The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon on Monday, as private companies embark on a space race aimed at delivering to NASA and other customers. Astrobotic Technology's lander rode on a state-of-the-art rocket, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan. Vulcan will criss-cross the predawn skies over Florida, taking the spacecraft […]