CLPS Peregrine Mission-1 (PM-1) Astrobotic/ULA Liftoff
On the first flight of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program, a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander lifts off at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One will carry NASA and commercial payloads to the Moon to study the lunar exosphere, thermal properties, and hydrogen abundance of the lunar regolith, magnetic fields, and the radiation environment of the lunar surface.
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KSC-20240108-PH-KLS01_0023
Date Created
January 8, 2024
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KSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location
Turn Basin
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