These instruments were intended to study the lunar environment in preparation for the return of astronauts later in the decade. Peregrine One, serving as their pioneer mission, unfortunately, fell short of the goals.
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Soft Lunar Landing
The unsuccessful Peregrine mission would have marked the first American moon landing in half a century and the first-ever achievement by a private venture.
Instead, the next contender for a lunar landing is Japan-based JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). JAXA is set to attempt a landing at the near-equatorial impact crater named Shioli, with the event scheduled for 15:20 GMT on Friday.
Historically, controlled lunar landings have been achieved only by government agencies from the U.S., the Soviet Union, China, and India.
