Hey, Space Placers!
This image is the 1st received from the moon-bound Peregrine lunar lander in space. The camera is mounted atop a payload deck and shows Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) in the foreground. Astrobiotic wrote: “The disturbance of the MLI is the 1st visual clue that aligns with our telemetry data that points to a propulsion system anomaly.” Read more about the fate of Peregrine, now en route to the moon, below.
Credit: EarthSky.org
After a PERFECT launch, just a few hours later problems began and escalated to a point of a very likely failure for landing on the Moon.
You can read all about it here.
We won't have to wait long for another Moon mission as 2024 has several coming.
Sky Guy in VA
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