by Ben | Jan 8, 2024 | NASA
Update #5We’ve received the first image from Peregrine in space! The camera utilized is mounted atop a payload deck and shows Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) in the foreground. The disturbance of the MLI is the first visual clue that aligns with our telemetry data...
by Ben | Jan 8, 2024 | NASA
Carrying NASA scientific instruments as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket at 2:18 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...
by Ben | Nov 28, 2023 | Press Releases
The warmth, the hospitality and of course, the delicious Italian dishes at the famed Primadonna restaurant in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, brought people together, launched friendships and created memories. And now, nearly 20 years after The Primadonna closed its...
by Ben | Nov 3, 2023 | NASA, Press Releases
Media accreditation is open for the first United States commercial robotic flight to the Moon’s surface as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program. Carrying NASA and commercial payloads, Astrobotic will launch its...
by Ben | Sep 6, 2023 | NASA, Press Releases
Astrobotic has begun work on two NASA Small Business Innovation Research contracts that will further research on lunar plume-surface interactions (PSI), a key area of risk and uncertainty for lunar landing. This testing will generate valuable new data about how lunar...
