Hopes were high for the much-hyped first private US Moon lander mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center earlier this month. But following a problem with a propellant valve, the Peregrine lander from Astrobotic didn't make it to the Moon and instead burned up in Earth's atmosphere, having failed to deliver its 20 payloads, including a number of NASA experiments.
This follows failed lunar landing attempts from companies based in Israel and Japan in 2019 and 2023, respectively. In fact, no private company has yet landed on the Moon.
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