#ULA will attempt to make history tonight with its first test flight of the new #Vulcan rocket. The booster was named in honor of Leonard Nimoy, who passed away in 2015.
ULA will retire the Atlas V and Delta IV in favor of this partially reusable rocket, which they hope will be competitive with the #SpaceX line of rockets. (1/x)
#ULA Cert-1 will carry multiple payloads, including the Peregrine commercial lunar lander, as well as a Celestis capsule containing the remains of Gene and Majel Roddenberry, as well as James Doohan and many more paying customers.
Launch time is targeting 2:18 AM EST. Very unlikely I'll be awake for it. (2/x)
#ULA will livestream the Vulcan Cert-1 mission on YouTube at this link starting at 1:30 AM EST. (3/3)
Here's the #ULA video of last night's #Vulcan Cert-1 launch. The link should take you to T-1 minute, otherwise go to 0:51:29 on the timeline.
https://www.youtube.com/live/wZ6KTFMHenA?si=zxaey1YansI6CCoJ&t=3089
More on Astrobotic and their Peregrine commericial lunar lander on their home page. They're based in Pittsburgh.
@WordsmithFL I'm hoping they figure out, and achieve a trajectory, that will eventually allow interception and recovery of what is on board. A pipe dream likely but..
#Space #NASA #Artemis
The latest on Peregrine from Astrobotic on Zombie Twitter ... It looks like the spacecraft will lose power in 40 hours and will then tumble to its demise, wherever that might be.