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In the latest update from Astrobotic, the company said the Peregrine lander seems to be heading back toward Earth and will likely burn up in the atmosphere. As of Saturday, Peregrine had made it 242,000 miles from Earth but has been leaking propellant for days.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Coalition of Large Tribes, an organization representing more than 50 tribes with reservations of 100,000 acres or more, signed on to the Navajo Nation’s request for consultation before NASA sends human remains to the moon.

NASA has paid a start-up just $108m (£85m) for five scientific instruments to be carried to the moon - a fraction of the cost of launching its own mission.

A new era of commercial missions to the moon launched today as NASA gambles on a ride on an untested private lunar lander - alongside human remains and a marketing stunt by a sports drink manufacturer.

Astrobotic could be the first commercial firm to successfully deliver research equipment to the lunar surface, if it sticks the landing. Astrobotic could be the first commercial firm to successfully deliver research equipment to the lunar surface, if it sticks the landing.

The first commercially-built lunar lander from the U.S. ran into trouble just hours after launching on board United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) inaugural Vulcan rocket. A propulsion system failure appea

Astrobotic Technologys Peregrine moon lander has successfully launched into space on a brand-new rocket and will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface in February. But the landers payload includes human remains, which leaders of the Navajo Nation claim is "tantamount to desecration."

The Peregrine spacecraft mission has experienced an anomaly after a successful launch that stopped the vehicle from pointing its solar array at the sun. This is putting the planned moon landing in danger.

The Navajo Nation demanded the delay of an upcoming moon mission which will carry cremated human remains, reportedly forcing the White House to intervene.

NASA, ULA, and Astrobotic are launching a commercial robotic lunar mission on January 8 as part of the CLPS and Artemis programs. The Peregrine lunar lander, carrying NASA payloads, aims to further lunar exploration and is set to land on the Moon on February 23. As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial