Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander launched 2024-01-08 on the first Vulcan flight carrying NASA instruments that measure hydrogen, hydration and exospheric volatiles; a propulsion failure prevented a landing, and the spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 2024-01-18. The lander never reached the Moon, so no lunar resource measurements were made.
Objective. Deliver NASA's Neutron Spectrometer System, Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System and Peregrine Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer to measure hydrogen-bearing materials, hydration and volatiles at the landing site.
Facts
- Kind
- Spacecraft
- Mission type
- Prospecting
- Target
- MoonSinus Viscositatis (planned)On the Moon map: Sinus Viscositatis
- Launch
- 2024-01-08
- Launch vehicle
- ULA Vulcan Centaur (maiden flight)
- Phase
- EndedNASA release 24-012 and Astrobotic's August 2024 post-mission report.
- Outcome
- FailureBasis: operator statement
- Why it is included
- Stated resource objective
Outcome statement (operator statement)
the failure of the PCV2 valve to fully reseat was the most likely root cause of the anomaly
What comes next
This mission has ended.
Participants
Operators, payload owners, carriers and customers are recorded separately.
| Organization | Role |
|---|---|
| Astrobotic Technology | Operator |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Customer |
Resources and evidence
| Resource | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Water ice | Targeted |
| Volatiles | Targeted |
Open evidence gaps
No evidence gap is recorded on this record. An empty list is not a finding that research is complete.
Sources
8 excerpts from 4 publicationsOne web address counts as one publication.
the spacecraft experienced a propulsion issue preventing Peregrine from softly landing on the Moon
Four out five NASA payloads on Peregrine successfully powered on and collected data while in flight
the failure of the PCV2 valve to fully reseat was the most likely root cause of the anomaly
At 2:18:38 am ET on January 8th, 2024, ULA's Vulcan rocket lifted off the launch pad carrying Peregrine Mission One (PM1).
The NSS instrument will determine the abundance of hydrogen-bearing materials and the bulk regolith composition at the landing site
It measures surface and subsurface hydration (H2O and OH) and CO2 and methane (CH4)
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander launched on January 8, 2024 to deliver 5 NASA CLPS science payloads to Sinus Viscositatis. It did not land.
NIRVSS will measure surface and subsurface hydration, carbon dioxide and methane - all resources that could potentially be mined from the Moon
Cite this record
SpaceMiningData, “Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/astrobotic-peregrine-m1.html. Record checked 2026-09-25.