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    UK technology on doomed Moon mission performing well, scientists say

    by Nilima Marshall Jan 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Media

    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 statement on X,, the company said that the spacecraft has been operating in space for more than three days and is now 225,000 miles from Earth.

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