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By Issam AHMED A historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a “critical loss” of fuel, in a major blow to America’s hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades. Fixed to the top of United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket, which was making its first flight, Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off overnight from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
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, […]
A new US rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Vulcan Centaur, is to make its maiden flight on December 24 with a payload that includes a private lunar lander. The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry on board the cremated remains of several people associated with the original “Star Trek” series, including creator Gene Rodenberry and cast member Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed the character Uhura. Rodenberry’s ashes have been launched into orbit before. Liftoff is scheduled […]
