MOSCOW , January 14The Peregrine lunar probe is moving towards the Earth and is likely to burn up in its atmosphere, the developer company Astrobotic said.
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"According to our latest estimates, the spacecraft is moving towards Earth and will likely burn up in the Earth's atmosphere,” the company said in a statement.
Astrobotic reiterated that a “soft landing on the Moon” is impossible.
The Peregrine spacecraft, intended for landing on the Moon, launched into space on the morning of January 8 on a new generation Vulcan launch vehicle. Astrobotic, the company that created it under a contract with NASA, reported problems about eight hours after launch, noting that the spacecraft was unable to achieve a stable orientation to the Sun.
Later, specialists managed to orient the module’s solar antennas towards the Sun and charge its battery, but at the same time it became known that there was a fuel leak. After this, Astrobotic admitted that there was no chance of a soft landing on the Moon.
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