On January 8, local time, the United Launch Alliance's "Vulcan Centaur" rocket was launched into space, sending the "Peregrine" lunar lander developed by the US private company Aerospace Robotics into space. Originally, the "Peregrine Falcon" was expected to become the first American lander to land on the lunar surface since the end of the American "Apollo 17" lunar landing mission in 1972. However, according to the latest developments, the "Peregrine Falcon" mission has failed.
According to domestic media reports, on January 13, local time, the Aerospace Robotics Technology Company stated that,The Peregrine lunar lander, which has suffered from fuel leaks throughout its journey into space, is returning to Earth and may burn up in the atmosphere.
According to the report,After the "Peregrine Falcon" entered space, its propulsion system malfunctioned and it could not stably face the sun.
On the 9th, the company stated that the "Peregrine" lunar lander was unable to softly land on the moon due to a propulsion system failure.
It is reported that,In human history, the national space exploration agencies of the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India have all completed "soft landings on the moon".
But in the private sector, the achievement of “the first successful moon landing” has yet to be unlocked.