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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.