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Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander: A Lunar Mission with International Cargo

Peregrine lander developed by Astrobotic. [사진=아스트로보틱]

The Peregrine space probe is scheduled to take off towards the Moon on the 8th aboard the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Several customers from six countries have requested to transport cargo into space.

The Peregrine probe was produced by the space company Astrobotic. It weighs approximately 1283 kilograms. If the Moon landing is successful, it will be the first American satellite to reach the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

BitMEX and Bitcoin Magazine commissioned the transportation of Bitcoin to the moon. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies engraved with personal encryption keys will be placed on the lunar surface.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) plans to load lunar exploration equipment onto the Peregrine. The probe will be equipped with equipment such as the Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System (NIRVSS) and the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS) for lunar surveys, the Laser Rangefinder (LRA) to measure the distance between the Moon and the Earth, and the Spectrophotometer (LETS) to measure lunar surface radiation. loaded.

Robots created by college students also board the Peregrine. Undergraduate students from Carnegie Mellon University play the main character, Iris Luna, a lunar detective robot.

The space companies Celestis and Elysium Space have requested that science fiction cultural objects be transported to the moon. The two companies have decided to send the works of novelist Arthur Clarke and the ashes of Star Trek TV series producer Jeanne Roddenbury into space.

Moonark, a time capsule containing poetry, music and photos of Earth, will also go to the moon.

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