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NASA’s Deep Space Network Ground Testing with Peregrine a Success

Pittsburgh, PA – Last month, the Deep Space Network (DSN) from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) successfully completed end-to-end test communications with Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. These tests demonstrated compatibility with space-to-ground communications that will occur during Peregrine’s mission to the Moon.After the Peregrine spacecraft separates from United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, Peregrine will be utilizing DSN’s 34-meter dishes…