PROVIDENCE – The city has four new, tiny, furry residents living high above downtown. Four peregrine falcons have hatched in their nest box atop the Superman Building, according to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. The Audubon Society has a webcam that enables people to watch the eyas, or hatchlings, and their parents. “HAPPY HATCH […]
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Astrobotic readies next lunar lander following failed Peregrine moon mission
Despite the failure of the first U.S. commercial lunar lander to ever operate in space, Astrobotic Technology is pressing forward on its next moon mission, still on the calendar for launch before year’s end. The build-up of hardware for the Astrobotic Griffin Mission One lander is now on view at the Pittsburgh-based private firm can […]
As crippled Peregrine moon lander burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, Astrobotic ‘excited for the next adventure’
Astrobotic remains upbeat about its Peregrine lunar lander, despite the failure of the probe’s debut mission. Peregine launched Jan. 8 on the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket. While the launch went smoothly, Peregrine suffered a propulsion anomaly just hours into its mission that created a significant propellant leak. It […]
Astrobotic loses contact with hobbled Peregrine moon lander
The end has apparently come for the troubled Peregrine moon lander. Astrobotic lost contact with Peregrine at around 3:50 p.m. EST (2050 GMT) on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 18), the Pittsburgh-based company announced via X (formerly known as Twitter). “While this indicates the vehicle completed its controlled re-entry over open water in the South Pacific at […]
Peregrine lunar lander mission ends in fiery reentry over Pacific Ocean
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After soaring hundreds of thousands of miles through space and battling a propellant issue that dashed its plans, the Peregrine lunar lander has likely met its fiery end. The spacecraft was expected to conclude its […]
Peregrine, aiming to be first private lunar lander, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
After languishing in space for more than a week, a doomed moon lander met a fiery end Thursday, burning up in Earth’s atmosphere to end its mission. The privately built spacecraft, named Peregrine, was designed to journey to the moon and settle on the lunar surface. But shortly after launching into orbit Jan. 8, the […]
Crippled Peregrine moon lander expected to crash to Earth today carrying human remains
The private Peregrine moon lander’s long journey is about to come to an end, back on its home planet. Peregrine will likely slam into Earth’s atmosphere over the southern Pacific Ocean today (Jan. 18) around 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), according to its builder, the Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic. “Astrobotic has positioned the Peregrine spacecraft for […]
Peregrine moon lander aims for ‘safe’ crash into Earth’s atmosphere on Jan. 18
As the Peregrine moon lander counts down its final hours in space ahead of a crash, the company that made it says it wants to bring it down carefully. A fuel leak doomed the robotic Peregrine’s planned soft landing on the moon next month, following its flawless launch on top of a United Launch Alliance […]
Doomed Peregrine moon lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere — but we don’t yet know where
The private Peregrine moon lander is hardly leaking any more, but it’s still on track to hit Earth, its builder said Monday (Jan. 15). Peregrine was supposed to soft-land on the moon next month, according to its builder Astrobotic, but things didn’t go to plan after its launch on top of a United Launch Alliance […]
Ailing Peregrine moon lander on path to crash into Earth, Astrobotic says
The beleaguered private moon lander Peregrine, which suffered a fuel leak shortly after its launch last week, is now on a collision course with Earth, its builder said Saturday (Jan. 13). Peregrine launched toward the moon on Jan. 8 atop a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, but suffered a critical fuel leak shortly after […]
Hobbled Peregrine moon lander limps to lunar distance as Astrobotic fights to keep it alive
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander has made it out to lunar distance, a major milestone for the crippled craft — but a moon landing still doesn’t appear to be in the cards. Peregrine launched Jan. 8 on the first-ever liftoff of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. The spacecraft aimed to make history, becoming the first private […]
Fuel leak on ailing private Peregrine moon lander is slowing, Astrobotic says
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander continues to push its inevitable demise further into the future. Peregrine suffered a serious propellant leak, apparently caused by a ruptured oxidizer tank, shortly after separating from its Vulcan Centaur rocket on Jan. 8. The anomaly will prevent the probe from making a historic lunar landing attempt next month, but mission […]