Moon Bound! NASA Science Heads to Moon on Astrobotic Robotic Lander

Astrobotic's Peregrine lander successfully powered on and is now on its way to the Moon, carrying NASA scienceas part of the agency's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program.

Peregrine is expected to land on the lunar surface on Feb. 23 and, throughout the approximate 10-day mission, the agency's scientific instruments will study the lunar exosphere, thermal properties of the lunar regolith, hydrogen abundances in the soil at the landing site, magnetic fields, and conduct radiation environment monitoring.

This concludes our live launch coverage. Continue to follow along for more CLPS updates: nasa.gov/clps.