A United Launch Alliance (#ULA) #Vulcan #VC2S rocket will launch the first certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. #Cert1 will deliver the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander into a highly elliptical orbit more than 220,000 miles (360,000 km) above Earth to intercept the Moon and will carry a #Celestis Memorial Spaceflight Payload into deep space.
https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/vulcan-cert-1
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the first certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Launch Time: 2:18 a.m. ET
Broadcast is now live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6KTFMHenA&ab_channel=UnitedLaunchAlliance
#astrobotic #Peregrine which was launched by #ULA #Vulcan #Cert1 suffered a critical failure after separation
"Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical loss of propellant. The team is working to try and stabilize this loss, but given the situation, we have prioritized maximizing the science and data we can capture. We are currently assessing what alternative mission profiles may be feasible at this time,"
https://www.space.com/astrobotic-peregrine-moon-lander-propulsion-failure
#astrobotic #Peregrine has made to the difficult decision to not save the craft. It is still leaking fuel and only able to maintain orientation. There is a risk of saving it and leaving it as lunar debris so the decision is to let the craft burn up in earth's atmosphere
https://www.astrobotic.com/update-17-for-peregrine-mission-one/
@Kinnison This is very cool, but hearing the commercial for having clients' remains sent into heliocentric orbit is a bit weird.
LIFTOFF #ULA #Cert1
nominal launch