Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is encapsulated in the payload fairing of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket ahead of the Jan. 8 launch.
Credit: NASA/Piemags/Alamy
Astrobotic Technology is projecting its troubled Peregrine lunar lander will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean around 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 18, two days earlier than previous estimates, the company said on Jan. 17. The spacecraft was unable to attempt a soft landing on the Moon...
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