ULA Launches Peregrine - First U.S. Lunar Spacecraft in 50+ Years Bound for Moon in NASA Program to Return Astronauts
• U.S. launches first lunar spacecraft in 50+ years - called Peregrine, it's a commercial spacecraft by Astrobotic bound for the moon's surface
• Part of NASA's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon; lays groundwork for future crewed missions
• Race between Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines to be first private company to land spacecraft on moon
• Important inaugural launch of ULA's Vulcan rocket, will compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9
• Carrying experiments and samples, aims to be first of many commercial missions providing regular access to the moon's surface for science