Peregrine’s latest update spells doom for the spacecraft as Astrobotic announces plan to let it burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.
On January 12, Peregrine finally reached lunar distance. Of course, the Moon wasn’t there, as the spacecraft’s original trajectory had a much different timeline. Now, though, the spacecraft is barreling back toward Earth, and while the team is sure it could keep it from burning up, Astrobotic’s latest Peregrine update says that it is safer to let the spacecraft re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up.
In the latest update, Astrobotic talked more about the company’s ongoing mission to make the Moon more accessible. The Peregrine mission was more than just a possible return to the Moon for the U.S. It was also a mission 16 years in the making.
