Doomed Private Moon Lander Now On Path To Crash Back To Earth
Private American space troupe Astrobotic has announce its unlucky lunar lander is now on a path back towards Earth . Peregrine has been leak fuel since last workweek , and any hopes for a " hard " landing place on the Moon have been dash . Instead , Astrobotic is aiming for a control burning at the stake up in Earth ’s atm . After a successful launch on January 8 , the reality has been watching what was billed as the first - ever secret US mission to land on the Moon ....