Will failure of Lunar Lander ‘Peregrine Mission One’ affect NASA’s ‘Commercialisation’ efforts?   
The lunar lander, ‘Peregrine Mission One,’ built by ‘Astrobotic Technology’ under NASA’s ‘Commercial Lunar Payload Services’ (CLPS)...........
#AstrobotiC #CLPS #Lunarlander #Lunarsoftlanding #NASA #Peregrine #PeregrineMissionOne

https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/space/will-failure-of-lunar-lander-peregrine-mission-one-affect-nasas-commercialisation-efforts/

Astrobiotic has apparently had a catastrophic anomaly with the propulsion system on #PeregrineMissionOne While the vehicle is still apparently operating, without propulsion it cannot change its orbit or land on the Moon.

Space is hard, deep space doubly so. Hopefully Astrobiotic can figure out what happened and try again with a redesigned spacecraft.

#Moon #Space #Spacecraft

NASA learns the hard way that the private sector is both inefficient and sloppy. Still, at least the investors dividends will continue to defy gravity.
#peregrinemissionone

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/08/nasa-peregrine-1-vulcan-rocket-carrying-nasa-moon-lander-lifts-off-in-florida