Astrobotic is a private American company specializing in space robotics and lunar missions. As a lunar logistics provider, they design and manufacture lunar landers like Peregrine and Griffin, capable of carrying payloads to the Moon's surface. Astrobotic works with NASA through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, as well as with other commercial and government partners, to facilitate space exploration and technology demonstration. The company aims to make space missions more accessible and affordable.
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched 2024-01-08 on the first ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket and suffered a propellant leak hours after liftoff that Astrobotic believes was caused by a malfunctioning valve that overpressurized and burst a tank.
Astrobotic launched its lander on January 8, 2024, but experienced a fuel issue.
IM-1 will be the second CLPS mission to launch after Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander, which launched on 2024-01-08.
The Peregrine lunar lander, built by Astrobotic Technology, was a payload aboard the Vulcan Centaur.
Astrobotic Technology directed the Peregrine lander to return to Earth after multiple failed attempts to salvage the mission.
NASA's next mission with Astrobotic involves the Griffin lander carrying the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission.
Astrobotic reported that customers thanked them for successfully operating payloads during the Peregrine mission.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander suffered a propellant leak hours after its January 8 launch.
Astrobotic reserved 10% of the $108 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) award for meeting mission criteria.
Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One spent 10 days and 13 hours in space before making a controlled re-entry over open water in the South Pacific at approximately 4:04 p.m. EST on 2024-01-18.
Astrobotic aims to investigate the failure of the Peregrine lander, with a focus on a helium pressurization system malfunction.
Astrobotic is working on Griffin while awaiting findings from the Peregrine review board.
Astrobotic extended the mission of Peregrine for three days after launch, allowing it to activate payloads returning data.
Astrobotic allowed the Peregrine lander to reenter Earth’s atmosphere to avoid the risk of creating space debris.
Astrobotic’s projected reentry time for Peregrine was 4:04 p.m. Eastern on 2024-01-18.
Astrobotic lost telemetry from Peregrine at 3:50 p.m. Eastern on 2024-01-18 and lost ranging nine minutes later.
Astrobotic confirmed 2024-01-17 that its Peregrine lunar lander will reenter over the South Pacific on 2024-01-18.
Astrobotic tested Peregrine’s main engines on 2024-01-13 and confirmed they worked.
Astrobotic will continue to operate the Peregrine spacecraft and provide status updates until the end of the mission.
Astrobotic is validating the safety of Peregrine's re-entry through analyses in collaboration with the U.S. Government.