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First US lunar lander in five decades blasts off on private mission

By Gianrigo Marletta with Issam Ahmed in Washington The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century blasted off early Monday — but this time, private industry is leading the charge. A brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:18 am (0718 GMT) for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. “Successful #VulcanRocket staging, […]