Critical Fuel Leak Dooms Peregrine's Moon Landing Mission; NASA Delays Artemis Missions
Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft, carrying NASA instruments and human remains, suffers a fuel leak, making a lunar landing impossible. Meanwhile, NASA delays its Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.
- The Peregrine spacecraft, launched by Astrobotic and carrying NASA scientific instruments, suffered a critical fuel leak en route to the moon, making a lunar landing impossible.
- The spacecraft was carrying 21 payloads, including five scientific instruments for NASA and the cremated remains of over 200 individuals.
- Despite the failure, NASA expressed support for Astrobotic and maintained an optimistic outlook for future missions.
- NASA's Artemis II mission, planned to return humans to the moon, has been delayed until Sept. 2025, with the Artemis III mission to land humans on the moon's surface delayed until Sept. 2026.
- Astrobotic is now working to navigate Peregrine as close to the Moon as possible before it loses the ability to point at the Sun and exhausts its power.
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