Astrobotic Feared 'Catastrophic Situation' If It Didn't Destroy Peregrine Lunar Lander
Astrobotic made the tough choice to destroy its lunar lander, which disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere on Thursday.
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Astrobotic made the tough choice to destroy its lunar lander, which disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere on Thursday.
Astrobotic's lunar lander is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere at 4:00 p.m. ET over the South Pacific.
Astronauts from Italy, Sweden and Turkey will fly to the International Space Station on a commercially chartered mission on Thursday.
Astrobotic's lunar lander experienced an anomaly early on that killed the prospect of a soft landing on the Moon's surface.
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