For the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972, the U.S. is going back to the moon this year.
The Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic is an integral part of the mission. Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander is carrying NASA payloads to the moon.
The company recently completed successful testing with NASA’s water-detecting payloads to fly aboard the Peregrine Lander.
In this TribLIVE video interview, Astrobotic mission director Sharad Bhaskaran explains why this is an important step and how much of a challenge it will be to land Peregrine on the moon’s surface from a control center in Pittsburgh.
