ET, the companywrotein an update.
The lander began to lose propellant at a critical rate, which may have beencaused by a faulty valve.
A safe re-entry is our top priority.
Peregrine captured this sweet view of Earth on its final day of existence.Photo: Astrobotic
so you can position the spacecraft on an Earth-bound trajectory, the company carried out a two-step maneuver.
Instead, they carried out a series of 23 small engine burns to change the spacecrafts trajectory.
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