America’s return to the moon in more than 50 years is in suspense after damage to the Peregrine module apparently prevented it from reaching the lunar surface with NASA experiments, Mexico and human remains, and will presumably leave it orbiting. space in the next few days.
The fate of Astrobotic’s Peregrine module, which was supposed to reach the moon in February, is uncertain after the failures presented hours after the successful launch on Monday, January 8 from Florida.
The ship is left with less and less fuel to reach its goal, and it’s also a fact that problems with its propulsion system have prevented it from making a “soft” landing on the moon, according to Astrobotic.
Aboard the Peregrine One mission, which was the first American commercial robotic lunar landing, there are about twenty payloads from customers including NASA, five of which are to study the lunar surface, atmosphere, and radiation environment.
There are also five miniature autonomous ‘rovers’ from Mexico’s first lunar mission and another small explorer vehicle designed by Carnegie Mellon University students, including several private cargoes, including one from the Space Funeral Company. EFE.
La República.pe highlighted that the initiative, managed by the private company Astrobotic Technologies and partially financed by NASA, aims to surface more than 90 human remains (ashes and DNA samples) and messages near the satellite. Satellite. 80 thousand children from all over the world.
Peregrine promised to be a beacon of space conquest and posthumous tribute, but just six hours after takeoff, the private lunar mission encountered a technical obstacle that blocked the approach of its solar panels to the Sun.
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Although engineers managed to maneuver to charge their batteries, a leak in the propulsion system depleted the fuel needed for their lunar landing, which was scheduled for February 23, the company reported through its networks.
Among these remains are science fiction pioneers and famous television personalities, such as British author Arthur C. Clark and ‘Star Trek’ cast members had their ashes, Scientific American reported.
Former US presidents such as George Washington and John F. There were also DNA samples from Kennedy and the cremated remains of a dog.
