"Peregrine's Historic Launch: Pittsburgh's Leap in the Lunar Race with NASA and Private Sector"

NASA, in collaboration with private companies, is targeting moon landings in 2024 as part of the Artemis program. The first American soft landing on the moon in over 50 years could occur on February 23 with Astrobotic's spacecraft, potentially preceded by Intuitive Machines' lander. United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket, powered by Blue Origin's BE-4 engines, will have its inaugural flight. NASA is also preparing for the Artemis II crewed lunar orbit mission, while SpaceX continues testing its Starship for future lunar landings. The space industry is bustling with upcoming missions, including private astronaut missions, international efforts, and the expansion of satellite constellations.