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Astrobotic’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow

Astrobotic’s lunar lander will be reentering Earth’s atmosphere over a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean tomorrow afternoon, bringing to a close the

Astrobotic’s lunar lander will be reentering Earth’s atmosphere over a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean tomorrow afternoon, bringing to a close the failed moon landing mission. The Peregrine lunar lander is expected to reenter around 4PM EST over an unpopulated stretch of ocean near Fiji, according to coordinates Astrobotic posted in a Wednesday update. Astrobotic has extended the lifespan of the mission far longer than it originally thought possible: the same day that the company confirmed a moon landing was off the table, it estimated that the spacecraft had only 40 hours of propellant left.

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