The Peregrine mission abandoned its mission to reach the Moon after a “severe loss of fuel”.

He Peregrine moduleWhich left this Monday the moon More than fifty years since the last moon landing USAAccording to the company, it has only 40 hours of fuel which will not allow it to reach its planned destination until February 23. Astrobotic.

This Peregrine Mission One (PM1) It was launched early on Monday with success Powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket No United Launch Alliance (ULA) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida But after a few hours it started losing energy.

However, the engineers made arrangements Redirect panels From the module The sun for your energy supply And when communication was made with the ship again, they indicated a “severe loss of fuel,” he said. Astrobotic In an update on the mission.

“If Thrusters may continue to run“We believe the spacecraft can continue in steady state for approximately 40 more hours based on current fuel consumption,” the company said. Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania).

Looking at the new panorama, Astrobotic He said that now the objective is to bring Peregrine module “as much as possible” the moon Before it loses power.

The module was in front of it a 46 days voyage to reach lunar surface and becomes First American ship On the Moon landing since 1972.

the pilgrim Carries scientific instruments P.O.T As part of its initiative Commercial Lunar Cargo Services (CLPS) The objective of which will be the study Lunar exoplanet (outer layer), the Thermal properties of lunar regolith (layer of unconsolidated material resting on solid rock), abundance of Hydrogen On and below the ground at the landing site Radiation environment.

This investigative missionOne of them is Mexican, but will help to understand better Processes and Planetary EvolutionLook for evidence of existence Water and other resourcesand supports Sustainable human research long term.

In this sense, the P.O.T It assured Monday that, despite the lunar module’s “setbacks,” it has “more.” Tools for space exploration“

administrator of P.O.T, Bill NelsonOn this day of “success” published on social networks The new Vulcan Centaur rocket.

He added Astrobotic “Moving forward” for delivery as part of the initiative. CLPS And no Artemis program Back to the the moon.

Astrobotic Also works with P.O.T “To determine the impact of the agency’s five scientific investigations on spacecraft the pilgrim“

He Peregrine module A piece of rock was also taken from it Mount EverestAnd ash and DNA “of space enthusiasts like the creator ofStar Trek”, Gene Roddenberry.

(with information from EFE)