The lunar lander, ‘Peregrine Mission One,’ built by ‘Astrobotic Technology’ under NASA ‘Commercial Lunar Payload Services’ (CLPS) initiative was launched into pláss on 8 January 2024. The spacecraft has since suffered propellant leak. Hence, Peregrine 1 can no longer soft land on the Moon.
The tungl löndun, ‘Peregrine Mission One,’ built by the private provider ‘Astrobotic Technology’ under NASA ‘Commercial Lunar Payload Services’ (CLPS) initiative was launched into pláss on 8 January 2024 using Vulcan Centaur vehicle developed by another contractor, United Launch Alliance.
Hins vegar hefur lekið í geimfarinu síðan drifefni.
Þess vegna getur Peregrine 1 ekki lengur mjúkt lent á tunglinu.
Astrobotic, fyrirtækið sem smíðaði geimfarið hefur sent frá sér skilaboð um að „Á þessum tíma er markmiðið að ná Peregrine eins nálægt tunglfjarlægð og við getum áður en hann missir getu sína til að halda sólarstöðu sinni og missir í kjölfarið kraftinn.
NASA’s ‘Commercial Lunar Payload Services’ (CLPS) initiative:
NASA started Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative to promote innovation and growth of private pláss industry and to reduce cost and to accelerate lunar exploration towards Artemis mission. Under this programme, NASA contracts transportation services to American companies through competitive bidding.
Til þessa hefur verið samið við átta tunglferðir við einkaaðila. 'Peregrine Mission One' eða CLPS-1 var sá fyrsti í seríunni. CLPS-2 er fyrirhuguð í febrúar 2024. Áttunda skipulögð ferðin er áætluð árið 2026.
NASA ‘Commercialisation’ efforts have taken concrete shape with the launch of Peregrine Mission One
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Tilvísanir:
- NASA. Peregrine Mission 1 (TO2-AB). Fæst kl https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=PEREGRN-1
- Stjörnuvélatækni. Uppfærsla #6 fyrir Peregrine Mission One. Fæst kl https://www.astrobotic.com/update-6-for-peregrine-mission-one/
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