{"id":9893,"date":"2024-01-08T06:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-science-heads-to-moon-on-first-us-private-robotic-artemis-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T06:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:03:17","slug":"nasa-science-heads-to-moon-on-first-us-private-robotic-artemis-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-science-heads-to-moon-on-first-us-private-robotic-artemis-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Science Heads to Moon on First US Private Robotic Artemis Flight\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA Science Heads to Moon on First US Private Robotic Artemis Flight\u00a0<\/h2>\n

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As part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic\u2019s Peregrine lander launched on United Launch Alliance\u2019s (ULA) Vulcan rocket at 2:18 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Carrying NASA scientific instruments <\/a>as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic\u2019s Peregrine lander launched on United Launch Alliance\u2019s (ULA) Vulcan rocket at 2:18 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Peregrine has about a 46-day journey to reach the lunar surface.<\/p>\n

Once on the Moon, NASA instruments will study the lunar exosphere, thermal properties of the lunar regolith, hydrogen abundances in the soil at the landing site, and conduct radiation environment monitoring. The five NASA science and research payloads aboard the lander will help the agency better understand planetary processes and evolution, search for evidence of water and other resources, and support long-term, sustainable human exploration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first CLPS launch has sent payloads on their way to the Moon\u00a0\u2013 a giant leap for humanity as we prepare to return to the lunar surface for the first time in over half a century,\u201d said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. \u201cThese\u00a0high-risk\u00a0missions will not only conduct new science at the Moon, but they are supporting a growing commercial space economy while showing the strength of American technology and innovation. We have so much science to learn through CLPS missions that will help us better understand the evolution of our solar system and shape the future of human exploration for the Artemis Generation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For this CLPS flight, NASA research includes:<\/p>\n