USA To Return To Moon After 50 Years With Astrobotic's Peregrine

US To Return To Moon After 50 Years

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The unmanned lander, Peregrine, developed by Astrobotic, is scheduled for a lunar mission. It will carry NASA instruments to study the lunar environment ahead of Artemis manned missions.

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The descent will be carried out autonomously, without human intervention, but will be monitored from the company's control center.

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