"Doomed Moon Mission: The First Commercial Attempt and Critical Failure"

Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander, launched atop ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket, encountered a propulsion anomaly due to a stuck valve, leading to a propellant leak and preventing the spacecraft from soft-landing on the moon as planned. The company's transparency in addressing the issue has been notable, and the lander, carrying 20 payloads including NASA's instruments, will not reach its intended destination. The next CLPS liftoff is scheduled for next month with Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander.