NASA's First Astrobotic, ULA Robotic Artemis Moon launch, Merritt Island, USA - 08 Jan 2024
The United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, part of the Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 08 January 2024. According to NASA, the Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One carries NASA and commercial payloads to the Moon to study the lunar exosphere, thermal properties, and hydrogen abundance of the lunar regolith, magnetic fields, and the radiation environment of the lunar surface, as part of NASA's Artemis lunar exploration efforts.