American Company’s Spacecraft Malfunctions on Its Way to the Moon (www.nytimes.com)

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After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach the lunar surface because of a failure in its propulsion system.

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[-] Yewb@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Going into space is hard, going to the moon is even harder!

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