Peregrine Lunar Lander
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NASA
Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to a Busy Year in 2024
Another jam-packed year is in store for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the momentum of a busy 2023 is carried forward into the new year. On the horizon are missions to the Moon, more crew and cargo flights to the International Space Station, and several upgrade projects across the spaceport. NASA’s first CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative mission with Astrobotic’s…
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PEREGRINE EMI TESTING A SUCCESS & AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Astrobotic announced today that their Peregrine lunar lander has completed electromagnetic interference (EMI/EMC) testing early and will arrive back at their headquarters on December 23.Originally, Peregrine was to spend the next week at Dayton T. Brown Inc.’s facility in Bohemia, New York to complete residual integration activities and prepare for thermal vacuum chamber (TVAC) testing. Because the test campaign is ahead…
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Peregrine Aces Vibration, Acoustics Testing for Upcoming Lunar Journey
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander has successfully passed its first two acceptance tests, a critical milestone on its path to flight.Acceptance testing was conducted at the Dayton T. Brown, Inc. commercial test facility in Bohemia, NY. The campaign included sine vibration, and acoustics testing and proved that Peregrine can withstand the flight environment of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, the…
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Peregrine Spacecraft On the Move
Astrobotic announced today the Peregrine lunar lander has left their headquarters for the last time. The spacecraft is now headed to test facilities for final acceptance testing before its first launch to the Moon in Q1 2023.Peregrine’s acceptance campaign will subject the spacecraft to a battery of industry-standard tests that will prove Peregrine can endure the launch environment aboard United…
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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…
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Astrobotic Unveils Peregrine Lunar Lander Flight Model
Astrobotic unveiled the flight model of its Peregrine lunar lander on Wednesday morning during a visit by top NASA and government officials to the company’s headquarters. The flight model, as opposed to earlier test models, is the version of Peregrine that will actually fly to the Moon on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket. Its unveiling is a sign…
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Tune in Tomorrow – LIVE STREAM Peregrine Unveiling & NASA experts
WATCH LIVE: APRIL 203:00pm-3:30pm EST Tune in to see flight hardware from the never-before-seen Peregrine lunar lander. WHO: Speakers include:CEO, Astrobotic, John ThorntonFounding Board Chair, Keystone Space Collaborative, Justine KasznicaPA-8th, Congressman Matt CartwrightNASA Administrator, Senator Bill NelsonNASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Thomas ZurbuchenNASA Associate Administrator for Space Technology Mission Directorate, Mr. James L. Reuter WHEN: Wednesday, April 20; 3:00-3:30 p.m.ESTTUNE INAstrobotic’s Peregrine will deliver a diverse suit of…
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