After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach the lunar surface because of a failure in its propulsion system.

After a flawless launch to orbit, the privately built robotic Peregrine lander is unlikely to reach the lunar surface because of a failure in its propulsion system.

  • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I would totally believe that the company that sold slots on a lunar lander to a ritzy funeral service, would cut corners on engineering

    • oKtosiTe@lemmy.world
      21·
      11 months ago

      But now how are they going to recover the bitcoin wallet they sent along?

      What a pathetic species we are.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Weren’t the Celestis cremated remains and the Astrobotic lunar lander separate payloads, going to different orbits? I don’t think the two companies are affiliated apart from the rideshare.