Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander still operating on orbit, defying all odds
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/12/astrobotics-peregrine-lunar-lander-still-operating-on-orbit-defying-all-odds/
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is still operating on orbit, with the company saying there is “growing optimism” that the spacecraft could survive in space longer than the current estimate.
The Pittsburgh-based startup has been releasing a series of updates to social media platform X since the spacecraft’s launch in the early hours of Monday morning. Shortly after separating from the launch vehicle, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, engineers immediately started encountering issues. Ultimately, those issues revealed a dire fuel leak in the spacecraft’s propellant system.