Astrobotic's Peregrine Moon Lander Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere

Critical Propellant Leak Forces First US Attempt to Land on Moon in 52 Years to End in Failure

Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander, the first US attempt to land on the moon in 52 years, burned up in Earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific after suffering a critical propellant leak shortly after launch.
The malfunction, caused by a faulty valve, resulted in a large loss of propellant, making the planned moon landing impossible and pushing Peregrine off course.
Despite the failure, all other systems aboard Peregrine and the payload of experiments it carried powered up and functioned as expected.
The Peregrine mission was part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, aimed at spurring development of new moon landers by private sector companies.
A separate Houston-based company, Intuitive Machines, is expected to launch its own lander, commercially developed as part of the same NASA initiative, to the moon next month.