SEATTLE (REUTERS) - The first American spacecraft expected to land on the moon in nearly 50 years will be a robotic moon lander built by closely held Astrobotic Technology Inc and launched in two years by United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, the companies told Reuters on Monday (Aug 19).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEATTLE - The first American spacecraft expected to land on the moon in nearly 50 years will be a robotic moon lander built by closely held Astrobotic Technology Inc and launched in two years by United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket, the companies told Reuters on Monday .
Barring schedule slips, Astrobotic said Peregrine would be the first American spacecraft to touch down on the moon since Apollo astronauts touched down in 1972. Astrobotic said in May that Nasa awarded it US$79.5 million for the first mission, which will carry up to 28 payloads from eight different countries, including the United States and Mexico.
For ULA, the launch serves as the first of two certification flights for the US Air Force, a key test for a rocket that will replace ULA's legacy Delta and Atlas rocket families, synonymous with space missions for the U.S. military for decades.
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