Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander crashes into Pacific Ocean

Astrobotic says it has lost contact with its Peregrine lunar lander over open water in the South Pacific Ocean after anticipating that it would “burn up” while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. 

The announcement brings an end to a troubled moon landing mission that began on Jan. 8 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Pittsburgh company hoped its Peregrine lander would become the first American spacecraft to touch down on the moon in more than 50 years, but it had to scrap those plans after the lander suffered issues with its propulsion system following