Japan launched a lunar exploration spacecraft on Thursday aboard a homegrown H-IIA rocket, hoping to become the world’s fifth country to land on the Moon — but their mission is significant for another reason.
Author: gobstopper
First US Moon landing in decades appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak in Peregrine lander. Here’s how it has played out
The first US Moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appears doomed due to a “critical” fuel leak on a private company’s spacecraft.
The Peregrine lander developed by US company Astrobotic Technology was scheduled to land on the Moon on February 23, but its original mission now appears all but over.
