United Launch Alliance
Earlier today, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket exited the Vertical Integration Facility and rolled out to the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 in Florida...beginning the final step of sending Astrobotic's Peregrine lander to the Moon over two days from now.
Vulcan Centaur is scheduled to lift off from SLC-41 on January 8 at 2:18 AM, EST (January 7 at 11:18 PM, PST)—beginning Peregrine's long-awaited journey through space that will hopefully conclude with a safe and successful landing near the Moon's Gruithuisen Domes later next month, on February 23.
Here are a couple of photos of Vulcan Centaur rolling out to the pad several hours ago. Needless to say, this is one gorgeous-looking rocket!
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Tory Bruno
United Launch Alliance
The Launch Readiness Review is GO for Monday's launch of #VulcanRocket #Cert1 flight test carrying a commercial lunar lander. Launch time is 2:18amEST (0718 UTC) and weather is 85% GO. Updates and webcast: https://t.co/xFQoT0042V pic.twitter.com/9aYApOhMMj
— ULA (@ulalaunch) January 4, 2024
That’s how we roll. #ToryTimelapse #VulcanRocket pic.twitter.com/3bz9LgMZ0r
— Tory Bruno (@torybruno) January 5, 2024
We've covered a lot of important aspects of the Peregrine lander over the past few weeks, but there's one big question we haven't addressed yet: Why are we sending it to the Moon in the first place?
— Astrobotic (@astrobotic) January 5, 2024
Short Answer: BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.
Long Answer: 🧵1/ pic.twitter.com/QmDUSi3zlm
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