The Latest Breaking News from United Launch Alliance

Astrobotic's Peregrine Lander has set the stage for a new era of commercial missions to the moon in the coming years.

Astrobotic company says goal is now to get US spacecraft as far as possible before it loses power

Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has successfully launched into space on a brand-new rocket and will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface in February. But the lander's payload includes human remains, which leaders of the Navajo Nation claim is "tantamount to desecration."

Fate of mission in the balance as private companies seek to put first US spacecraft on the moon in over half a century.