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Astrobotic's Peregrine lander suffered a problem with its propulsion system today (Jan. 8) that will apparently prevent it from journeying to the moon.

A plume of smoke emerged as a long-awaited rocket shot into the sky early Monday, carrying a North Texas woman to her final resting place — deep space.

Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft has mere hours of power left, forcing last-ditch efforts to eke out as much from the ill-fated mission as possible.

Over 27% of Arizona belongs to the Navajo Nation and they're not happy over a plan to bury an El Paso Writer on the moon.

"Imagine telling George Washington way back that one day in the future we'd be shooting his ashes up into space," one Reddit user commented.

Astrobotic, the team behind the Peregrine spacecraft, is urgently working to extract any possible value from its failing mission. This comes after a catastrophic propellant leak occurred just after yesterday’s launch, ending the spacecraft’s attempt to land on the Moon.The 2,829-pound (1,283-kilogram) Peregrine lander reached space early yesterday, after the picturesque inaugural launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vul

Over 27% of Arizona belongs to the Navajo Nation and they're not happy over a plan to bury an El Paso Writer on the moon.

Private joint-venture mission due to reach moon by end of February, the first US soft landing in half a century

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.

Rocket carrying remains of 330 individuals, including George Washington and Gene Roddenberry, set for deep space release.