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Photo taken on the moon shows what went wrong with an American space company's latest mission


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Intuitive Machines' latest mission ended early after its lunar lander Athena touched down in a moon crater and fell onto its side.


The article discusses a recent setback for Astrobotic, an American space company, during its lunar mission. A photograph taken on the Moon revealed that the company's Peregrine lunar lander experienced a critical failure when its propulsion system malfunctioned shortly after launch. This malfunction caused a significant loss of propellant, which ultimately prevented the lander from achieving a soft landing on the lunar surface. The image, captured by the lander's own camera, shows the damage to the spacecraft, highlighting the harsh realities of space travel and the challenges of lunar missions. Despite the failure, the mission provided valuable data that will help in refining future attempts to land on the Moon.

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