United Launch Alliance - Lift Off in Five5 Minutes

[Graeme1858]

United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 GMT). The launch — the first ever for the powerful new rocket — will send the private Peregrine moon lander toward Earth's nearest neighbour.

The 202-foot-tall (62 meters) Vulcan Centaur consists of two stages, and its thrust can be augmented by up to six strap-on solid rocket boosters. Vulcan's first stage is powered by two of Blue Origin's BE-4 engines, so Monday's mission is a big one for Jeff Bezos' aerospace company as well. (The BE-4 is also the first-stage engine for New Glenn, Blue Origin's big, reusable rocket, which remains in development.)

https://www.space.com/vulcan-centaur-la ... tification

[Graeme1858]

T + 10 minutes. successful lift off!

[helicon]

Good to hear!

[Graeme1858]

The Astrobotic Peregrine Moon lander successfully separated from the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket and is now on its way to the Moon.

[KingClinton]

Well done on a great launch and seperation.
Some additional info in link below.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... zJTXSLQuKD

[Graeme1858]

peregrine-moon-lander-suffers-anomaly

https://www.space.com/private-astroboti ... tification

[Graeme1858]

Private Peregrine moon lander suffers 'critical' fuel loss after launch, mission at risk.

https://www.space.com/astrobotic-peregr ... tification

[smp]

From Ars Technica:
“ America’s first lunar lander in a half-century won’t reach the Moon”

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/a ... -the-moon/

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[smp]

From SpaceNews.com:"
"Astrobotic gets payloads working on ailing Peregrine lander"

https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-gets-p ... ne-lander/

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