commercial lunar payload services
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A Possible Explanation Arises for the Lunar Mission Failure
The Peregrine lander has less than a day to live, and the company behind the spacecraft may have figured out why its mission was doomed shortly after its launch. Astrobotic is blaming a faulty valve for Peregrine’s critical fuel loss, which made its soft landing on the Moon unachievable, the Pittsburgh-based company shared in its…
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Trouble in Space for Historic Private Moon Lander
The freshly launched lander, carrying JFK’s and Star Trek cast’s DNA, along with scientific payloads destined for the Moon, is experiencing a scary anomaly.
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NASA-Funded Space Ventures Set for Back-to-Back Moon Landings in Early 2024
Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines are all set with their Moon landers. Now they just need their rockets prepped and the launch windows to swing open. But once underway, these NASA-funded missions, slated for early 2024, will chart a new course for the future of private space exploration. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic announced that its Peregrine…
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NASA-Funded Mission to the Moon’s Far Side Is Starting to Look Pretty Cool
Firefly Aerospace’s upcoming visit to the Moon’s far side will now include SPIDER—a device for probing the lunar subsurface.