During its last day in space, Peregrine returned an image carefully arranged to shield light from the Sun, allowing a crescent view of Earth to appear.
Credit: Astrobotic
Astrobotic wrapped up its first space mission with the destructive reentry of its Peregrine lunar lander in Earth’s atmosphere on Jan. 18. The Pittsburgh-based startup had planned to attempt the first U.S. touchdown on the Moon’s surface in 50 years and operate 20 experiments—including five for NASA...
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