Nasa Peregrine 1: moon lander suffering from ‘critical loss of propellant’
by Jamie Grierson and Martin Belam from Science | The Guardian on (#6HNWD)
US firm Astrobotic says it is assessing alternative mission profiles' after finding failure in propulsion system
A private moon mission that blasted into space on Monday appeared to be in jeopardy after suffering a critical loss of propellant" and operators said they are considering alternatives for the mission.
After lift-off on Monday, the Peregrine Mission One (PM1) - which carries a piece of technology developed by UK scientists - experienced an anomaly" that would have prevented the lander from achieving a stable position pointing towards the sun, according to Astrobotic, the US firm behind the project.
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