First commercial moon landing is unacceptable after spacecraft suffers ‘critical loss’ of fuel
by Astrobotic Technology, the company behind the lunar lander that wanted to be the first US to return to the moon, officially admitted that it would …
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Private Falcon moon lander faces anomaly after historic Vulcan rocket launch, Astrobotic says
Update 1 pm ET: Astrobotic Yes released the fourth update on the anomaly that the Falcon moon landing is suffering and it seems that the …
First Flight of Vulcan Rocket Launches American Lander Toward the Moon
A brand new rocket lifted off early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending a robotic spacecraft toward the surface of the moon. No American …
First Flight of Vulcan Rocket Launches American Lander Toward the Moon
A brand new rocket lifted off early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending a robotic spacecraft toward the surface of the moon. No American …
The first US lunar landing mission in decades launches with NASA science, people are still on board
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The first US lunar landing mission in decades launches with NASA science, people are still on board
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. A new rocket is aloft, …
ULA’s 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket is ready to fly. Will it last long and be successful?
A new, long-awaited United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket is set to take off for the first time ever. But will the vehicle be based in …
What time will the 1st launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket with Astrobotic’s private lunar lander be on January 8?
After weeks of delays, the United Launch Alliance is ready to launch its first Vulcan rocket – a test flight that will send a private …
Navajo Nation opposes private lunar mission placing human remains on lunar surface
For better or worse, the moon is officially open for business. On Monday (January 8), United Launch Alliance’s shiny new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch …
For Astrobotic travel, big risk (and bigger reward) on the private launch of Peregrine’s moon landing on January 8
The upcoming launch of a lunar lander – the Hawk One Mission – is a bone of contention for many reasons. As a privately built …