Doomed US lunar lander now heading for Earth
- Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, carrying science experiments for NASA, suffered a critical fuel leak and is now heading towards Earth to likely burn up in the atmosphere.
- Despite the failed landing, NASA's strategy of "more shots on goal" will continue with future lunar missions by Intuitive Machines in February and Astrobotic's Griffin lander in November.
- Astrobotic, which received over $100 million from NASA, is part of the agency's effort to create a commercial lunar economy and reduce costs.
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US company’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Astrobotic is working with NASA to track the lander's path and said it should pose no safety risk during its fiery reentry. The lander, named Peregrine, rocketed from Ca…
US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology says its lander is now headed back from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. They stress that the lander poses no safety risk during its fiery reentry. The lander rocketed from Florida last week. It quickly developed a fuel le…
US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology says its lander is now headed back from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. They stress that the lander poses no safety risk during its fiery reentry. The lander rocketed from Florida last week. It quickly developed a fuel le…
US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot
A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot.Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Astrobotic is working with NASA to track the lander's path and said it should pose no safety risk during its fiery reentry.The lander, named Peregrine, rocketed from Cape Canaveral last Monday. It qui…
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