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Private flight was intended to provide US with first moon landing in half a century
An attempt to provide the US with its first lunar landing since 1972, and the world with its first-ever commercial moon landing, has been stymied by a fuel leak.
Peregrine Mission One launched on 8 January with the aim of taking 20 payloads from seven nations, including research equipment, to the moon, landing on 23 February.