UK technology on doomed Moon mission performing well, scientists say
by Nilima Marshall
Jan 12, 2024
2 minutes
UK scientists who helped develop a key piece of technology for the first private Moon launch said their sensor and electronics are performing well, despite the mission going not as planned.
The Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by US space company Astrobotic, blasted into space on Monday but encountered a fuel leak shortly after launch, scuppering any hope of a soft lunar landing.
In a, the company said that the probe has been operating in space for more than four days.
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