"Peregrine Moon Lander Faces Critical Fuel Leak, Threatening Mission"

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Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander suffered a critical fuel leak shortly after its launch, preventing it from reaching the moon and jeopardizing 20 scientific and commercial payloads onboard, including NASA-led experiments and Mexico's first moon mission. The lander's thrusters are operating beyond their expected service life cycles to maintain stability, but time is running out as it loses the ability to maintain its sun-pointing position and subsequently loses power. If it doesn't reach the moon's surface, the fate of the payloads remains uncertain.
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