Peregrine Lunar Lander Autopsy

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Peregrine Mission One

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Why the 1st private lunar lander failed

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The Peregrine lander that shot for the moon burned up over the Pacific ocean on Jan. 18 .

The mission was an unfortunate (and quite drawn out) failure.

The lander's creators at Astrobotic Technology have been working on the mission's autopsy.

It seems to be a faulty pressure helium control valve.

Review board: PCV1 and PCV2 were actuated after launch and then shut off as planned.

The issue caused an oxidizer tank to rupture, which applied an external torque to the spacecraft.

After about two hours , the leak calmed down — but Peregrine was already far gone.

NASA 's commercial moon program technically allows for some flexibility.

"If, heaven forbid, the James Webb Space Telescope did not deploy, we really would be stuck," Jack Burns , a professor emeritus in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences .

"It's quite capable. It flew 10 and a half days in space," Thornton said.

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