"Peregrine 1 Mission: Fuel Leak Forces Abandonment of Moon Landing Attempt"

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Source: The Guardian
"Peregrine 1 Mission: Fuel Leak Forces Abandonment of Moon Landing Attempt"
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The first US moon lander in 50 years, Peregrine 1, will not reach the lunar surface due to a fuel leak, with its operators now aiming to travel as far as possible before losing power. The lander, carrying Nasa scientific equipment, suffered a critical loss of propellant shortly after lift-off and is now unable to make a soft landing on the moon. Despite this setback, the team at Astrobotic is working to conduct experiments in space before the lander's batteries die, while Nasa is collaborating to identify the root cause of the propulsion problem.

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