
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…