Watch Live as the Odysseus Lander Launches to the Moon
A new mission is headed towards the Moon, with hopes of touching down on the lunar surface for a chance at a historic landing. But given the recent string of…
Peregrine spacecraft snaps stunning Earth photo just before burn-up
Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft is no more. After just over 10 days in space in a mission cut short by a fuel leak that began soon after launch from the Kennedy…
NASA confirms burn-up date for failed Peregrine spacecraft
Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, January 18, NASA has confirmed. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic said earlier in the week that the burn-up of the Peregrine spacecraft,…
Astrobotic reveals how it will end for its troubled Peregrine spacecraft
The Peregrine lunar lander will be unable to do what it says on the tin, though the troubled spacecraft has nevertheless surprised many observers by continuing to fly way longer…
Astrobotic’s Peregrine keeps on flying, but for how much longer?
Astrobotic The space and scientific community had high hopes for Astrobotic’s Peregrine flight, which was aiming to become the first U.S. mission to land on the moon since the final…
Astrobotic’s Peregrine snapped a special photo on its doomed moon mission
A photo from the Peregrine spacecraft showing Earth in the top right. Astrobotic It was a highly anticipated mission that was set to enter the record books. But Astrobotic’s attempt…
Astrobotic thinks it knows what caused propellant leak on Peregrine moon lander
The launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission 1 on Monday marked the first attempt to put an American lander on the moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972, but sadly…
Check out the first image from Peregrine lunar lander
Astrobotic Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft has beamed back its first image (above) and it provides the first visual evidence of a propulsion system anomaly. The mission to put the first American…
Historic Moon Mission Is Falling Apart After ‘Critical’ Fuel Loss
A mission to land a private U.S. lander on the Moon, and the first U.S. lander since the Apollo era, looks to be ending before it even had a chance…
Private Moon Lander Peregrine Is Already in Big Trouble [Update]
Update: 2:07 p.m. ET: A fourth update from Astrobotic, issued around 1:00 p.m. ET, is exceptionally discouraging. “Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical…