"Failed Lunar Lander Doomed to Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere"

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Source: New York Post
"Failed Lunar Lander Doomed to Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere"
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Astrobotic Technology's lunar lander, Peregrine, will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after a failed moonshot due to a fuel leak, forcing the company to abandon its attempt to make the first U.S. lunar landing in over 50 years. The company is working with NASA to track the lander's path and ensure no safety risks during reentry, and has consulted with officials to responsibly end the mission without endangering satellites or future spacecraft. NASA had paid over $100 million for experiments on the lander, which also carried a rover from Carnegie Mellon University and the ashes and DNA of about 70 individuals, including Gene Roddenberry and Arthur C. Clarke.

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