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Maldives Republic | 2 years, 5 months ago | concerned

Fuel Leak Jeopardises US Lander’s Lunar Descent

The Peregrine 1 lunar lander, the first US commercial moon lander in over 50 years, suffered a fuel leak after launch from Cape Canaveral on a Vulcan Centaur rocket. Astrobotic leads the mission; thrusters may only operate for 40 more hours. The lander carries NASA scientific instruments and non-scientific payloads including DNA and ashes. NASA is investigating the propulsion problem.

Maldives Republic | 2 years, 5 months ago | positive

NASA Streams Ultra High-Definition Video of Cat from Deep Space

NASA successfully transmitted a high-definition video of a cat named Taters from deep space to Earth using laser technology as part of the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) mission. The 15-second clip traveled 19 million miles, about 80 times the Earth-Moon distance, and was uploaded to a spacecraft launched by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. The signal reached Earth faster than most broadband internet connections, though the connection from Palomar Observatory to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory was slower. This demonstration highlights the potential for improved data transmission in future interplanetary missions.