Vulcan Centaur, America's first lunar lander in more than 50 years, takes off for the Moon |Oneindia

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The Vulcan Centaur, marking the first American spacecraft attempting a Moon landing in over 50 years, launched early Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. In this mission, it is the nation's private industry taking the lead in returning America to the lunar surface.    #VulcanCentaur #LunarMission #MoonLanding #SpaceExploration #Astrobotic #PeregrineLander #SpaceTech #PrivateIndustry #SpaceInnovation #LunarScience #UnitedLaunchAlliance #CommercialSpace #Astrobiology #GeneRoddenberry #ArthurCClarke #MoonRover #BitcoinInSpace #AstroboticMission #SpaceHistory #NewFrontiers                 ~PR.152~ED.102~GR.125~HT.96~

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00:00 4, 3, we have ignition.

00:07 The Vulcan Centaur, marking the first American spacecraft attempting a moon landing in over

00:12 50 years, launched early Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

00:17 In this mission, it is the nation's private industry taking the lead in returning America

00:21 to the lunar surface.

00:23 The newly launched rocket by United Launch Alliance took off from Cape Canaveral at 2.18

00:29 a.m. for its inaugural journey.

00:31 Onboard the spacecraft is Astrobotics' Perigrine Lunar Lander, set to land in mid-February.

00:38 Following the launch, ULA Shedonex, successful Vulcan rocket staging, ignition.

00:44 If the mission proceeds as planned, the Perigrine, destined for Sinus Viscositasis, a mid-latitude

00:51 region of the moon, will touch down on February 23.

00:55 Astrobotics CEO John Thornton expressed, "Leading America back to the surface of the moon for

01:00 the first time since Apollo is a momentous honor," before the launch.

01:05 The Perigrine Lander is equipped with a suite of scientific instruments to explore the moon's

01:10 radiation and surface composition, contributing to preparations for astronauts' return to

01:14 the lunar surface.

01:15 However, it carries some controversial cargo, including the cremated remains and DNA of

01:20 Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, renowned science fiction author and scientist Arthur

01:25 C. Clarke, and a dog.

01:27 Additionally, the lander includes a shoebox-sized rover from Carnegie Mellon University and

01:33 a physical bitcoin.

01:35 Operated under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the United States leverages

01:39 the commercial sector for cost-effective lunar missions.

01:43 Astrobotics received over $100 million for its role in the moon landing.

01:47 Another mission by Houston-based Intuitive Machines is scheduled for February, aiming

01:51 to land near the South Pole.

01:53 Achieving controlled touchdown on the moon is a challenging endeavor, with approximately

01:57 half of the attempts historically resulting in failure.

02:00 Only a few nations, including the Soviet Union, the US, China, and India, have succeeded in

02:05 lunar landings to date.

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