Launch of First NASA Artemis Robotic Moon Mission | ULA Vulcan Rocket

Launch of First NASA Artemis Robotic Moon Mission | ULA Vulcan Rocket

As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and Artemis program, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket   successfully launched at 2:18 a.m. EST Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This is the first U.S. commercial robotic launch to the Moon’s surface. Vulcan has supported a NASA science mission via Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. This was the ULA Vulcan rocket's first certification mission (Cert-1).

Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One is carrying NASA and commercial payloads to study the lunar exosphere, thermal properties, and hydrogen abundance of the lunar regolith, magnetic fields, and the radiation environment of the lunar surface. 

Learn more about Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander (Adobe PDF):

https://www.astrobotic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Peregrine-Launch_Info_Packet-Web-1.pdf

Learn about NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) - Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services/ 

Image Credits: NASA/Isaac Watson/United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Image Date: Jan. 8, 2023

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