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Astrobotic Taps ULA To Launch Moon Lander

By Marc Selinger

Monday, July 31st, 2017

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Astrobotic Taps ULA To Launch Moon Lander

A launch of an Atlas V rocket. Photo: United Launch Alliance

Astrobotic Technology has picked United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch its first moon lander in 2019, the two companies announced last week.ULA, a joint venture of Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], will supply an Atlas 5, which John Thornton, Astrobotic's chief executive officer, called "a proven launch vehicle with a solid track record of success." The rocket’s specific configuration for the mission has not yet been determined, a ULA spokeswoman said.During the mission, Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander is slated to…

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