After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach the lunar surface because of a failure in its propulsion system.
American Company’s Spacecraft Malfunctions on Its Way to the Moon
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/science/nasa-moon-lander-malfunction-peregrine.html
10 Comments
SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
I would totally believe that the company that sold slots on a lunar lander to a ritzy funeral service, would cut corners on engineering
oKtosiTe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
But now how are they going to recover the bitcoin wallet they sent along?
What a pathetic species we are.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
Weren't the Celestis cremated remains and the Astrobotic lunar lander separate payloads, going to different orbits? I don't think the two companies are affiliated apart from the rideshare.
Meuzzin@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Was Boeing involved in the assembly of this craft? Just wondering...
Yewb@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Going into space is hard, going to the moon is even harder!
SheeEttin@programming.dev · -6 pts · 2y
Shit happens. The editorialized title is unnecessary.
GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 2y
To be clear, that was the original title. I did not editorialize it; they changed it after I posted. It's now "American Company’s Spacecraft Malfunctions on Its Way to the Moon", but was "Moon Lander Malfunctions After Launch, Raising Questions for NASA". I've updated the title.
TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 2y
Mind boggling that we launched a rocket with a payload without testing it at least once.
SheeEttin@programming.dev · 10 pts · 2y
Where does it say it was untested?
8dotpi@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
It's not so weird, and if someone wants to take the extra risk with their own payload (and get a discount on the launch, i imagine) i see no problems with it.