If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. On January 12, Peregrine finally reached lunar distance. Of course, the Moon wasn’t ...

Astrobotic's robotic lander, called Peregrine, has been contracted by Nasa to carry five scientific instruments. These will study the Moon's surface environment ahead of human missions later this ...

Now, it seems those problems will win out, as the company has shared news that Peregrine likely won’t make it to the Moon due to a fuel leak. Update as of 1/10 at 11:34 a.m. EST: Astrobotic has ...

Peregrine Lander was launched into space aboard the United Launch Alliance rocket on January 8th. In collaboration with NASA, this commercial mission aimed to deposit 20 payloads on the Moon.

Peregrine's mission, expected to be the first lunar landing conducted by a private corporation, was set to commemorate the return of Americans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

The year kicked off with two unlucky events. Astrobotic Technology launched its uncrewed, NASA-funded Peregrine Mission One to the moon on January 8. The mission suffered a propellant leak after ...