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Peregrine Mission One

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Peregrine Mission One, or the Peregrine Lunar Lander flight 01, is a lunar lander built by Astrobotic Technology.[1] It is a part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS). It was launched January 8, 2024[2] by United Launch Alliance (ULA). It was on board of a Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle. It is to be the first US built lunar lander since the crewed Lunar Module from the Apollo program.

Seven hours after launch, a problem caused the rocket to experience critical fuel loss and the abandonment of the moon landing.[3]

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  1. Chang, Kenneth. "Vulcan Rocket's Inaugural Launch Carries Moon Lander to Space - Here's what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit". Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. Bruno, Tory (December 10, 2023). "#VulcanRocket WDR update". X. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. Fisher, Jackie Wattles, Kristin (2024-01-08). "Peregrine mission abandons moon landing attempt after suffering 'critical' fuel loss". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)