Hours after the launch of its commercial moon lander, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic reported a failure within the robotic spacecraft’s propulsion system that could rule out a soft landing.

8, Astrobotic Technology, a privately owned aerospace ... at Astrobotic have been struggling to keep the robotic moon lander properly oriented. "After successful propulsion systems activation ...

The lander, named Peregrine, will have no one on board. It was developed by American company Astrobotic, whose CEO John Thornton said it will carry Nasa instruments to study the lunar environment ...

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology managed to orient ... the ability of the spacecraft to soft land on the moon,” the company said. The lander is equipped with engines and thrusters for ...

Astrobotic envisioned Peregrine landing on the Moon's northern hemisphere in late February A US lunar lander has "no chance" of making a soft landing on the Moon due to a fuel leak, the company ...

Another U.S. company, Astrobotic Technology, gave it a shot last month, but never made it to the moon, and the lander crashed back to Earth. Both companies are part of a NASA-supported program to ...

The American company that launched a mission on Monday to try to soft-land on the Moon says it may not be able to control its spacecraft for much longer. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic is fighting a ...

It's been a tough stretch for Moon exploration efforts. The news comes after Pittsburgh-based space startup Astrobotic's Peregrine lander experienced an "anomaly" after launching earlier this ...

The technology should have the opportunity to fly again on later lunar missions ... soft-landing on the Moon Astrobotic is the first of three US companies to send a lander to the Moon this ...

Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh was the first company to launch under the program with its Peregrine lunar lander in January atop a United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. That spacecraft ...

Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh was the first company to launch under the program with its Peregrine lunar lander this past Janaury atop a United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. That spacecraft ...

The ispace lander will aim for Atlas crater ... Although not launching until early next year, lunar landers built by Pittsburgh's Astrobotic Technology and Houston's Intuitive Machines may beat ...