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www.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago
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Peregrine, a Private U.S. Moon Lander, Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere

Astrobotic intentionally caused its lunar lander, Peregrine, to break apart in Earth's atmosphere after a critical malfunction.
The malfunction was likely due to a valve failure that caused a fuel leak, but engineers were able to stabilize the spacecraft.
Despite the malfunction, Peregrine exceeded expectations by extending its operations through quick thinking and the dwindling leak. [ more ]
www.space.com
4 months ago
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Ailing Peregrine Moon Lander Is on Course to Crash into Earth

The private moon lander Peregrine, which suffered a fuel leak after launch, is now on a collision course with Earth.
The lander's fuel leak doomed its chances of soft-landing on the moon next month.
Astrobotic is currently assessing options to salvage the spacecraft. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
4 months ago
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Nasa Peregrine 1: US lander will not make it to moon's surface due to fuel leak

The first moon lander to launch from the US in half a century will not make it to the lunar surface due to a fuel leak.
The goal now is to travel as far as possible before losing power. [ more ]
Mail Online
4 months ago
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NASA-backed spacecraft carrying JFK's DNA will only survive 40 HOURS

Astrobotic's Peregrine lander developed a fuel leak shortly after launching
The lander only has enough fuel to last 40 hours before losing power completely [ more ]
New York Post
4 months ago
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US moon landing attempt in jeopardy because of a 'critical' fuel leak in private spacecraft

US moon landing in jeopardy after spacecraft develops fuel leak
Astrobotic racing to find alternative mission profiles
Astrobotic aiming to be first private business to land on the moon [ more ]
moreastrobotic
www.mercurynews.com
4 months ago
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Critical' fuel leak imperils US company's moon landing attempt

A private company's moon landing attempt is in jeopardy after a critical fuel leak occurred in its spacecraft just hours after launch.
Astrobotic Technology, based in Pittsburgh, is assessing alternative mission profiles following the propulsion system failure.
Astrobotic was aiming to be the first private company to successfully land on the moon. [ more ]
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