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The United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, part of the Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday. Photograph: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA
The United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, part of the Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday. Photograph: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA
Mon Jan 08 2024 - 15:59 • 4 MIN READ

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