"Critical Fuel Leak Dooms US Moon Mission's Soft Landing Attempt"
TL;DR
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander, launched aboard the first flight of Vulcan, suffered a propellant leak, making a soft landing on the moon impossible. The craft still has 40 hours of fuel left to operate as a spacecraft while engineers determine its new mission in orbit. Despite facing propulsion and battery issues, the team is working to extend Peregrine's operational life and receiving data for its next lunar lander mission.
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