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 […]