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- Private lunar lander Peregrine Mission-1 made its first attempt to land on the Moon in over 50 years.
- However, the landing attempt was seemingly failed after the spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after launch.
- The anomaly is preventing the lander from "achieving a stable sun-pointing orientation".
- Astrobotic, the American company is controlling the robotic lander of a garden shed's size.
- The lander carries with it the DNA of the well-known former US presidents which include that of John F Kennedy and the Star Trek icons.
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