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 test-fired one of the Peregrine's main engines for the first time, achieving a 200-millisecond burn.
Astrobotic has been evaluating how best to safely end the Peregrine lunar lander's mission after an anomaly occurred 6 days ago.
Astrobotic believes that Peregrine's re-entry does not pose safety risks and expects the spacecraft to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
Astrobotic's next mission to the Moon is expected to achieve a soft landing.
The recommendation received by Astrobotic is to let the Peregrine spacecraft burn up during re-entry in Earth's atmosphere.
Astrobotic CEO John Thornton expresses pride in the team's accomplishments and the heroic efforts of the mission control team.
Astrobotic is working with NASA and has received input from the space community and the U.S. Government regarding the safe course of action to end Peregrine's mission.
Astrobotic designed and built hardware, avionics, software, and system architectures that have performed as expected in space.
The Astrobotic Mission Team has worked to stabilize the Peregrine spacecraft and enable data collection from active payloads.
Astrobotic has decided to maintain the Peregrine spacecraft's trajectory to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
Astrobotic is working with NASA to update and evaluate the controlled re-entry path of Peregrine.
Astrobotic will continue to operate the spacecraft and provide status updates until the end of the mission.
Astrobotic reported on 2024-01-14 that Peregrine has enough propellant to maintain spacecraft attitude and perform small maneuvers through the end of the mission.
Astrobotic CEO John Thornton expressed pride in the team's accomplishments during the mission.
Astrobotic has decided to maintain the current trajectory of the Peregrine spacecraft to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
Astrobotic is working with NASA to evaluate the controlled re-entry path of the Peregrine spacecraft.
Astrobotic test fired one of Peregrine's main engines for the first time, achieving a 200 millisecond burn.
Astrobotic has been evaluating how to safely end the Peregrine lunar lander's mission due to an anomaly that occurred 6 days ago.
Astrobotic powered on 10 payloads on the Peregrine spacecraft on 2024-01-11, including four payloads provided by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
The final decision regarding Peregrine’s flight path is under Astrobotic's control because it is a commercial mission.