The 🇺🇸 U.S first Moon mission in half a decade which was launched on Monday has run into technical problems.

The Astrobotic company behind the project says its Peregrine spacecraft has experienced an "anomaly" that has stopped it from pointing its solar panels stably at the Sun.

Without the ability to charge its battery, the mission's plan to land on the Moon is in danger.

Astrobotic said engineers were working on the issue and would provide updates when it had more information.

The 1.2-tonne lander was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a Vulcan rocket.

It is aiming to become the first American mission in half a century to make a soft landing on the Moon and the first commercial endeavour to do so.

The US space agency has purchased capacity on the lander for five instruments to study the lunar environment ahead of sending astronauts later this decade.

Astrobotic said the mission started to encounter problems as it was being put through post-launch checks.

The issue occurred after communications had been established with Peregrine and all its systems had been powered up.

Peregrine was struggling to maintain a stable lock on the Sun, enabling its solar panels to receive a constant supply of sunshine to generate electricity. Without power, it has no mission.

"The team believes that the most likely cause of the unstable Sun-pointing is a propulsion anomaly that, if proven true, threatens the ability of the spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon," the company said in a statement, adding: "As the team fights to troubleshoot the issue, the spacecraft battery is reaching operationally low levels."

BBC News

I'm not surprised, US have always been depending on others for this kind thing...

May God forgive all those that lied to us as kids that man has landed on the moon before, come to think of it if man has landed on the moon in time past when we had less technological advancement as compared to now. Why do they find it difficult landing now?

Una sure say even the many years ago na MOON gangan dem land.

They only told us using media n educational Institutions to sell the idea.

Whateva dey say dey saw, touched or experienced.. We believed

G

What if I tells you that garden of Eden is here in Africa

They lied the first time

Lalami3232:
G

ma-shun

Ok

They pick up themselves and start till performance is OK.

The US is seriously failing under Biden. Sad

WriterNig:
For over 60 years now the US have been 100% dependent on Russia for Soyuz rocket propellers to the moon and space.

Infact Elon Musk had to start Space X to reduce US dependency on Russia.

The International Space Station (ISS) was built by USSR/Russia but entirely financed by the United States.

Your point?

They are only giving more credence to the rumours that the first moon landing was faked.

Oh boy. This failure does nothing but reinforces the narrative on the alleged staging of the Apollo 11 moon landing in '69.

uksam007:
They lied the first time

na so
If you know, you know

What are they going to do there?

Bad habit will slow down your good harvest..you need a councilor to help you stop cut the habit @ my signature

Too bad

What is it with this US phobic troll trawling the internet for anything negative about the US?

You'll never see him post a story critical of his idol Vlad.

Nice if everything goes as plan they won't think Abt God again.

Ok

freemanq:
Nice if everything goes as plan they won't think Abt God again.

This post quoted tells why Africa is backward!

About 50years ago when the technology was not advanced as it is now, they claimed to touched down on moon, now that the technology is sophisticated the mission is a disaster.

Who is fooling who

Olachase:
What if I tells you that garden of Eden is here in Africa

Garden of Eden can never be in Africa, maybe hell fire is in Africa

So US na initial gragra them dey do? Even India first them reach moon.

Rumour has it that the moon wey dem talk say them first everybody reach sef na for one warehouse them act am.

They can't make it without the Russians support,they will die like chickens.
Russians has the technology.

What of the journey by media personalities? Is that idea dead in the water?

LifeofDream:
I'm not surprised, US have always been depending on others for this kind thing...

Baba, gbenu e soun!

US has always been a failure

allen113:
May God forgive all those that lied to us as kids that man has landed on the moon before, come to think of it if man has landed on the moon in time past when we had less technological advancement as compared to now. Why do they find it difficult landing now?

Can there not be technical errors again