The Peregrine Mission One lunar landing mission successfully launched on Monday 8 January 2024, and you can watch replay of the launch online.
Peregrine Mission One will be the first ever commercial landing mission to the Moon.
The private spaceflight mission carries multiple scientific payloads from NASA and other institutions around the world, as well as several cultural items.
Peregrine Mission One launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 02:18 EST (07:18 GMT).
The spacecraft will remain in low-Earth orbit to check out its systems before heading towards the Moon.
Once it arrives, Peregrine Mission One will orbit the Moon for several weeks. Should everything check out as nominal, it will then go on to land on 23 February.
The mission is carrying several NASA experiments.
The Peregrine Mission One's operations are intended to prepare for the Artemis programme, which is targeting a putting human feet on the surface of the Moon by the end of the decade.
The lander is carrying a range of payloads that includes a lunar rover, science experiments, messages from Earth and even human remains.
Astrobotic are already well underway with planning their next mission: transporting NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the lunar south pole on board their larger Griffin landing platform.
Where to watch the Peregrine Mission One launch
The launch was live streamed on NASA TV. Watch the Peregrine Mission One launch replay via the window below.
