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More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, the United States will try once again to land a craft on the Moon on January 25, said the head of what could be the first private company to successfully touch down on the lunar surface. Only four countries have successfully landed on the Moon: the United States, Russia, China and, most recently, India.
A Christmas Eve launch from Florida will kick off a bevy of firsts for NASA, a Pittsburgh space company and long-time launch company United Launch Alliance.
Astrobotic CEO John Thornton says Peregrine lander will carry Nasa instruments to study lunar environment
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has commissioned a private American company, Astrobotic, to carry out the mission.
Posted: November 20, 2023 6:28 pm ET | Last Updated: November 20, 2023 6:28 pm ET | NASA will hold a media telecon on November 29, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss NASA’s science experiments on the first flight of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. The launch … Read More Read More