Major blow

This handout image released by Astrobotic on January 8, 2024 shows the first image from Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander in space showing Multi-Layer Insulation in the foreground. A historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing near-certain failure on Tuesday after the spacecraft suffered a ‘critical loss’ of fuel, in a major blow to America’s hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades.