Peregrine Repurposed For In-Space Ops

An image from Peregrine, with a sliver of Earth in view.

Credit: Astrobotic
Its opportunity to land on the Moon lost, Astrobotic has repurposed its Peregrine lander for in-space operations and activated all 10 powered experiments aboard, the company said Jan. 11. “The team’s efforts to gather payload data have been fruitful,” Astrobotic said in a statement. “We have...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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