Peregrine lander suffers propulsion anomaly; burns up re-entering Earth

Astrobotic

Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander launched January 8 but developed a critical helium valve failure in its propulsion system, causing uncontrollable propellant loss. Unable to reach the Moon, the spacecraft was reoriented to charge its batteries and conduct payload tests before controlled re-entry over the Pacific Ocean on January 18, providing valuable engineering data for Griffin.