"Peregrine Moon Lander Carrying Human Remains Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere"

Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander, which was carrying NASA experiments, disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere after a propulsion malfunction prevented it from reaching the moon. The spacecraft, launched on the debut flight of a new rocket, suffered a major malfunction soon after separating from the rocket's second stage. Despite efforts to reorient the craft, a propellant leak made the planned moon landing impossible. The company decided to leave the spacecraft on a trajectory to burn up in Earth's atmosphere to prevent it from colliding with satellites. Other lunar landers are still aiming for the moon, including a Japanese spacecraft attempting a lunar landing and the next NASA-financed commercial mission by Intuitive Machines.