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☆ Artist Jeff Koons makes history with a sculpture on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Called “Moon Phases,” they show 62 phases of the moon as seen from Earth, 62 phases visible from other viewpoints in space, and one lunar eclipse. Pace Verso, the NFT wing of Pace, is also offering NFTs of each sculpture, while Koons has produced larger, coinciding physical sculptures of his “Moon Phases” to remain on Earth. Koons' "Moon Phases" is visible on the lander's exterior. Intuitive Machines/APThough its arrival marks a milestone, “Moon Phases” is not the only art to touch down on the moon’s surface. But Odie has closed the chapter on a more niche space race — between Koons and the Dubai-based artist Sacha Jafri.

Persons: Odysseus, Jeff Koons, Odie, Koons, Aristotle, David Bowie, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Billie Holiday, Gabriel García Márquez, Andy Warhol, Virginia Woolf, Koons “, Pace Verso, Paul Van Hoeydonck, It’s, — Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Forrest Myers, David Novros —, Sacha Jafri, Jafri, ”, Peregrine Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Peregrine, Pace, Machines, Apollo Locations: American, Houston, Belgian, India, Japan, Dubai

☆ Moon landing attempt: Odysseus ran into last-minute navigation issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lander, also called Odysseus or “Odie,” is on the lunar surface after experiencing unexpected issues hours prior to landing. “Intuitive Machines made the decision to reassign the primary navigation sensors from Odysseus … to use the sensors on NASA’s Navigation Doppler Lidar,” according to the webcast. With its landing legs and sensors pointed toward the lunar terrain, Odysseus relied on the Lidar payload to locate a safe landing spot. The IM-1 mission comes amid a renewed international dash for the lunar surface. Odysseus passes over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion on February 21.

Persons: Odie, ”, Steve Altemus, Odysseus, Gary Jordan, …, landers, Farzin, Jeff Koons, We’re, ” Altemus, Altemus Organizations: CNN, NASA, Soviet, Columbia, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University, Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine, Payload Services Locations: China, India, Japan, Malapert, Daytona Beach , Florida

☆ Weeks after the Peregrine lunar lander failed, NASA is launching the IM-1 mission to touch down on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, in collaboration with NASA, is launching its first mission to the moon atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. AdvertisementUnlike China, India, and Japan, the US hasn't put anything on the lunar surface in more than 50 years. AdvertisementThrough a $118 million contract, the agency is sponsoring Intuitive Machines to launch its first mission, called IM-1, toward the moon early Wednesday. SOPA Images/Getty ImagesThe mission's Nova-C lander should descend to the lunar surface just one week later, on February 22. To date, only India has landed in the lunar south pole region.

Persons: —, NASA hasn't, NASA’s, SLIM, TAKARA TOMY, ispace, Trent Martin, we've Organizations: Service, SpaceX, NASA, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight, Arizona State University, Russia, TAKARA, Sony, Doshisha University, Reuters, AP Locations: Houston, China, India, Japan, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Russia

☆ US moon landing: Second NASA-backed company aims for lunar landing attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It will amount to “a high-energy fastball pitch towards the moon,” as Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus put it. Once in Earth’s orbit, the lunar lander will separate from the rocket and begin venturing on its own, using an onboard engine to boost itself on a direct trajectory toward the lunar surface. Founded in 2013, Intuitive Machines will be the second of the CLPS program participants — after Astrobotic — to attempt a moon landing. If all goes according to plan, Odysseus will spend seven days operating on the moon as the lunar lander basks in the sun. Altemus estimates that Intuitive Machines has about an 80% chance of safely landing Odysseus on the moon.

Persons: Odysseus, Odie, Stephen Altemus, Peregrine, Chandan Khanna, CLPS, ”, Joel Kearns, Astrobotic —, Jeff Koons —, —, “ We’ve, who’s, Odysseus ’, Altemus, “ It’s, ” Altemus Organizations: CNN, NASA, SpaceX, Technology, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Payload, “, Columbia, United States, Peregrine Locations: United States, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Houston, Pittsburgh, Cape, China, India, Japan, British, Russia

☆ Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ lands but its fate is unclear due to power issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rovers, science experiments, golf balls and other telltale signs of human exploration still sit on the lunar surface, and it’s only just beginning as more space agencies and countries plan trips to the moon. An artist's illustration depicts the SLIM lander's descent toward the lunar surface. JAXAJapan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer successfully landed on the lunar surface Friday but almost immediately encountered a critical issue. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency team said it believes the solar power issue is a result of the spacecraft facing the wrong direction. If the Moon Sniper can soak up some sunlight, the mission may continue.

Persons: Smart Lander, Emmanuel Rondeau, ”, Eager, Nick Famoso, Irene Stachon, Trent Ford, Lockheed Martin, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, ”, telltale, JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, North America, University of Alaska, WWF, Force, NASA, Lockheed, CNN Space, Science Locations: Soviet, North, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elma, Malayan, Malaysia, Oregon, Mitchell , Oregon, Scandinavia, Finland, Äkäslompolo, United States, Chicago, Illinois

☆ After Peregrine failed to land on the moon, Astrobotic still plans to launch another lunar lander in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This month, Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander failed to reach the moon due to a fuel leak. Despite the setback, Astrobotic plans to launch a second lunar lander in November. AdvertisementEarlier this month, the space company Astrobotic launched its Peregrine mission toward the moon, but the spacecraft never made it and ultimately burned up in Earth's atmosphere. During Astrobotic's first press conference since its failed Peregrine mission, the company's CEO, John Thornton, said Astrobotic is more excited than ever to attempt to send another lunar lander to the moon. AdvertisementAn illustration showing Astrobotic's Griffin moon-landing system deploying NASA's VIPER ice-hunting robot to the lunar surface.

Persons: Astrobotic, —, Astrobotic's, Peregrine, John Thornton, Thornton, it's, Griffin, that's, Astrobotic's Griffin, Joel Kearns, Kearns, hadn't, NASA hasn't Organizations: Service, Peregrine, Astrobotic's, NASA, NASA NASA, Payload Locations: NASA's

Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its lunar lander reentered Earth's atmosphere Thursday, 10 days after launching from Florida. It was the first U.S. lunar lander in more than a half-century. Right before Friday’s U.S. news conference, a lunar lander from Japan touched down on the moon, but it was unable to generate crucial solar power. The U.S., Russia, China and India have successfully landed spacecraft on the moon and only the U.S. has landed astronauts. Flight controllers were able to turn on some experiments and collect data,The company is already is working on an even bigger lunar lander that will carry NASA's Viper rover to the moon in a year.

Persons: company’s, moonshot, John Thornton, ” Thornton, Astrobotic, Thornton, Peregrine, NASA —, Gene Roddenberry Organizations: —, Pacific, Astrobotic Technology, . Space Command, NASA, Pittsburgh, Engineers, “, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, U.S, Florida, Japan, Russia, China, India

☆ Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander burns up over Pacific Ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —After soaring hundreds of thousands of miles through space and battling a propellant issue that dashed its plans, the Peregrine lunar lander has likely met its fiery end. The launch went off without a hitch, safely delivering the Peregrine lander into Earth’s orbit on a path toward the moon. But hours into its solo flight, the Peregrine lander encountered critical setbacks. A proving ground for commercial lunar landersA private lunar lander has never safely reached the moon’s surface — though other companies have tried. Astrobotic’s Thornton admitted to reporters that the Peregrine mission cost his company more money than it made.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, Astrobotic, Joel Kearns, ” Thornton, landers, SpaceIL, Ispace, Peregrine, Astrobotic’s Thornton, “ It’s, “, ” Astrobotic, Griffin, Peregrine — Organizations: CNN, Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Lockheed, Boeing, Payload Services, Astrobotic Locations: Australia, Pittsburgh, South, Houston, Israel, Japan

☆ Japan’s SLIM ‘Moon Sniper’ spacecraft prepares for historic lunar landing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, is expected to touch down on the lunar surface at 10:20 a.m. The spacecraft, also nicknamed the “Moon Sniper” for its precision technology, will begin its descent toward the lunar surface at 10 a.m. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SLIM lunar lander launched aboard a H-IIA launch vehicle on September 7, 2023, from the Tanegashima Space Center. A new lunar space raceThe SLIM mission comes amid a renewed international push to explore the moon. If SLIM is successful, JAXA contends, it will transform missions from “landing where we can to landing where we want.”

Persons: Smart Lander, ”, Kenji Kushiki, SLIM, —, Ray, Kushiki, Ispace’s, Luna, The Peregrine, Peregrine Organizations: CNN, Japan Aerospace, Saturday, Soviet Luna, YouTube, JAXA, Center, Ray Imaging, NASA, Getty, SLIM, Soviet, Soviet Union, The Locations: Japan, Soviet, United States, Soviet Union, China, India

☆ Peregrine lunar lander to make fiery reentry after failed misison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For the vast majority of the mission, the Peregrine lander has been controlled solely by its attitude control thrusters, which are tiny engines mounted to the side of the lander and designed to maintain stability or make precision movements. What Peregrine could and couldn’t accomplishAstrobotic was able to power on some of the science instruments and other payloads on board the lander. The Peregrine lander was also able to activate a new sensor, developed by NASA, that was designed to help the spacecraft land on the moon. Likewise, an array of other payloads designed specifically to operate on the moon remain trapped aboard the Peregrine lander. The Peregrine spacecraft is also carrying various mementos, letters and even human remains that customers paid to fly on the mission.

Persons: —, Peregrine’s, Peregrine, ”, John Thornton, Astrobotic, Joel Kearns Organizations: CNN, Payload Services, Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine, NASA, U.S . Government, LRA, Carnegie Mellon University, Mexican Space Agency Locations: Pittsburgh

☆ The doomed US moon lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed to protect other satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe doomed US lunar lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed early to protect other satellites that may get in its way. "Our latest assessment now shows the spacecraft is on a path towards Earth, where it will likely burn up in Earth's atmosphere," Astrobotic, the company behind the Peregrine lander, said on Saturday. AdvertisementA ULA Vulcan rocket launches into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander. This is standard practice when decommissioning a ship orbiting the Earth and Astrobotic expects this will not pose a safety risk. The Peregrine lander aboard the Centaur Vulcan rocket ahead of launch.

Persons: —, Astrobotic, Peregrine, Astrobotic Astrobotic, John Thornton, Thornton Organizations: Service, Business, Peregrine, Apollo, NASA, Payload Locations: Pittsburgh, Houston

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesNASA paid more than $100 million to fly experiments on the Peregrine lander. Another U.S. company, Intuitive Machines, is up next with its own lunar lander due to launch next month.

Persons: Astrobotic, Peregrine, rocketed, Gene Roddenberry, Arthur C, Clarke Organizations: —, Astrobotic Technology, ., NASA, Cape Canaveral, Peregrine, Carnegie Mellon University, “, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, U.S, Cape

☆ NASA’s plans to return to moon take a hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers that had far less processing power than today’s smartphones. Several projects are expected to head toward the moon this year with sights set on a soft landing. ExplorationsAstrobotic Technology shared the first image of the Peregrine lunar lander in space on Monday. Once upon a planetThe oldest known fossilized skin is at least 130 million years more ancient than the previously oldest known example. The world’s oldest known fossilized skin belonged to a species of reptile that lived before dinosaurs roamed Earth.

Persons: Russia’s Luna, United States — hasn’t, Peregrine, NASA —, Zhang, King, G.H.R, von Koenigswald, Mooney, Charles Darwin, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, United, Astrobotic Technology, Technology, NASA, United Launch Alliance, Payload Services, University of Toronto Mississauga, European Space Agency, CNN Space, Science Locations: India, United States, Pittsburgh, Guangxi, King Kong, Hong Kong, Oklahoma, China, Norway, British, New Mexico

☆ Don’t let the weekend get away from you
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The big storyDon't let the weekend get away from youJLPH / Getty ImageWeekends seem like such a simple concept — two days away from work. Plan "anchor events" for your weekendAdvertisementVanderkam defined an anchor event as something you want to do during the weekend — any activity that's loosely planned ahead of time. She recommends thinking of the weekend in five chunks: Friday night, Saturday day, Saturday night, Sunday day, Sunday night. People can experiment with balancing responsibilities and free time, she said, since creating a fulfilling weekend is so individualized and requires work. Haselberger recommends that people ask themselves: What can you do on the weekend that is outside of something that you would normally do to make the weekend feel like it was a prolonged period of time?

Persons: —, what're, Laura Vanderkam, Chris Madden, Vanderkam, Alexis Haselberger, Haselberger, Zack Frank, Elon, Oliver, ULA, Peregrine, Dermatologists, Alpha —, Ken Levine, Getty, Christian Petersen, Tyler Le, Tim Carman, Naga Siu, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb, Hayley Hudson, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix, Amtrak, Getty, Washington Locations: Elon Musk's, Delaware, California, San Diego, New York, London, Edinburgh

The US's first lunar lander in decades has met its doom. After launching on Monday, Peregrine Mission One started leaking fuel, Astrobotic said. Peregrine Mission One, a lunar lander built by Astrobotic, started leaking fuel hours after it launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Monday. The helium may have put the oxidizer tank under too much pressure, causing it to rupture and create the fuel leak, Astrobotic added. Peregrine Mission One is a nearly 2,900-pound uncrewed lander that carries 20 payloads from seven countries and 16 companies.

Persons: Peregrine, Astrobotic, — Organizations: Peregrine Mission, Service, Grumman, DHL MoonBox, DHL, Peregrine, United Launch Alliance Vulcan Locations: Cape Canaveral, Florida, Hungary, Seychelles

☆ The US's moon mission now has 'no chance' of landing on the moon after a fuel leak that started hours following the launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A spacecraft meant to land on the moon in February has been leaking fuel. The Peregrine lunar lander now lacks the fuel to successfully land on the moon. That means the Peregrine Mission One won't reach its target. AdvertisementThe first private mission to land on the moon is still up for grabsA ULA Vulcan rocket launches into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander. AstroboticPeregrine launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Monday, attempting to be the first private mission to land on the moon.

Persons: —, ULA, Peregrine, Astrobotic Organizations: Service Locations: Cape Canaveral, Florida

☆ The first US moon lander in more than 50 years launched with human remains on board, paving the way for space burials
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA US spacecraft carrying human remains launched on Monday in a bid to become the first private mission to land on the moon. "Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical loss of propellant," the company that built the lunar lander, Astrobotic, said in an update Monday afternoon. AstroboticSeveral capsules on board the lander are part of a memorial service offered by private companies Celestis and Elysium Space. The screenwriter was also part of the first human "space burial" in 1992 when his ashes were put aboard NASA's spacecraft Columbia. Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One is the first of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)-backed missions to launch.

Persons: —, Peregrine, John Thornton, Celestis, Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, George Washington, Dwight Eisenhower, John F, Kennedy, — Arthur C Clarke, Stanley Kubrick, Gene Roddenberry's, Thornton, Mr, Peregrine isn't, Astrobotic, landers, Artemis Organizations: Service, Business, Astrobiotic, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Peregrine, NASA, United Launch Alliance Vulcan, New York Times, Navajo Nation, The New York Times, Houston, Payload Locations: Cape, Florida, Navajo, Stickiness, Russia, India, China

☆ The Mystery of the Vanishing Kestrels: What’s Happening to This Flashy Falcon?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Catrin Einhorn | Bryan Anselm | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At first, people thought it might be a housing shortage. Scientists had noticed worrisome declines in the American kestrel, a small, flashy falcon found coast to coast. The downturn was especially puzzling because birds of prey in North America are largely considered a conservation bright spot. “Why are all these other raptors doing great when the American kestrel is on the decline?” said Chris McClure, who directs global conservation science at the Peregrine Fund, a conservation group. Scientists and members of the public set out nest boxes, and kestrels moved in.

Persons: ”, Chris McClure, kestrels Organizations: Peregrine Locations: North America, United States, Turkey

☆ The US military has 6 new air-to-air missiles in the works
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The US military has at least six new air-to-air missiles in active development. The US's current air-to-air missiles are effective, but they aren't designed for the newest US jets. Russia and China are fielding missiles with incredible rangeChinese-made PL-9C, left, and PL-5E air-to-air missiles at the Airshow China exhibition in November 2000. Peregrine Air-to-Air missileRaytheon's Peregine air-to-air missile has actually been around for a few years already. Modular Advanced Missile (MAM)The Modular Advanced Missile (MAM) is among the newest additions to this list.

☆ Amazon changes rockets for launch of prototype Kuiper internet satellites, pushing mission to 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

From left: Artist renderings of the launches of an RS1 rocket and a Vulcan rocket. Amazon is swapping rides for the first prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network, the company announced on Wednesday, a move that delays launching the pair of spacecraft to early next year. Instead, the Amazon satellites will hitch a ride on the first launch of ULA's Vulcan, which is planned for the first quarter. Amazon isn't ditching ABL entirely, however, saying it plans to retain two launches with the rocket company for future missions. He also emphasized that ABL has a backlog of missions from customers including the U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin.

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