Tag: crippling

German public transport hit by two-day strike, crippling networks

Public transport ground to a halt in much of Germany on Thursday as a two-day warning strike began in several federal states. Buses, trams and subways were largely at a standstill in many places, though suburban S-Bahn rail lines operated by the national rail network Deutsche Bahn were still running. Municipal and local public transport […]

Time is running out for stricken Peregrine moon lander after crippling fuel leak

Time is running out on Astrobotic’s private Peregrine moon lander after suffering a critical fuel leak shortly after its launch into space early Monday (Jan. 8). The private U.S. moon lander lifted off Monday during the flawless first launch of  United Launch Alliance’s brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket as the booster’s primary payload. Hours later, however, […]

Commercial moon lander suffers potentially crippling anomaly

After a successful launch early Monday, engineers checking out the robotic Peregrine moon lander ran into problems keeping the spacecraft properly oriented, a potentially crippling issue for the first U.S. lunar lander since the Apollo program more than 50 years ago. In a brief statement, spacecraft builder Astrobotic said initial checkout and activation of Peregrine’s […]