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Despite a crippling propulsion-system anomaly, the private Peregrine moon landers payloads are working as planned, according to a new update.

Astrobotic in Pittsburgh noted that the Peregrine experienced an anomaly hours after takeoff.

Nichelle Nichols' ashes could float in space for eternity.

Astrobotic shifted the blame away from the rocket that launched Peregrine, stating that ULA's Vulcan Centaur is not to blame for the anomaly.

Just hours after launching from Florida toward deep space early Monday morning, the first US lunar lander to take off in five decades is in jeopardy.

By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN

The spacecraft, which was the first US lunar lander launched in five decades, faced propulsion issues shortly after its successful launch from Florida on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket.

(CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the United States in five decades, said it is abandoning an<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/peregrine-mission-abandons-moon-landing-attempt-after-suffering-critical-fuel-loss/">Read More</a>

A Vulcan rocket roared to life early Monday for the first time, launching a lunar lander from a private Pittsburgh-based company carrying NASA science and other payloads to the Moon.

The first US lunar lander launched in more than five decades has experienced an anomaly preventing it from pointing its solar panels towards the Sun, the company that built the robot said Monday.But "unfortunately, an anomaly occurred which prevented Astrobotic from achieving a stable sun-pointing orientation.