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Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the Moon before landing attempt

A private US lunar lander has reached the Moon and eased into a low orbit a day before it will attempt an even greater feat – landing on its surface. A smooth touchdown would put the US back in business on the Moon for the first time since Nasa ...

21 Feb 2024 at 19:11

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Private US lander destroyed during re-entry after failed Moon mission, firm says

A US company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials have confirmed. Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its lunar lander re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, 10 days ...

19 Jan 2024 at 20:33

UK technology on doomed Moon mission performing well, scientists say

UK scientists who helped develop a key piece of technology for the first private Moon launch said their sensor and electronics are performing well, despite the mission going not as planned. The Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US ...

12 Jan 2024 at 17:25

Peregrine Moon lander on course to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere

A private spacecraft which blasted off to the Moon last week is on its way back to Earth after a failed mission. The Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US space company Astrobotic, encountered a fuel leak shortly after launching ...

18 Jan 2024 at 11:32

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Moon landing attempt abandoned after spacecraft hit by fuel leak

A crippling fuel leak has forced a US company to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon. Astrobotic Technology’s lander began losing fuel soon after Monday’s launch, possibly because of a ruptured tank. The spacecraft also ...

09 Jan 2024 at 22:35

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Moon landing attempt appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak

The first US moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appears to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch. Private company Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic ...

09 Jan 2024 at 08:43

Peregrine: ‘No chance of soft landing on the moon’

A private Moon mission that blasted into space on Monday has “no chance” of achieving a soft landing on the moon. The Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US space company Astrobotic and carrying a piece of technology ...

09 Jan 2024 at 19:08

UK scientists working around the clock to gather data from doomed Moon mission

UK scientists who helped develop a piece of technology for the Moon mission are working around the clock to gather data from the spacecraft before it loses power. The Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US space ...

09 Jan 2024 at 12:15

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