A space robot called Peregrine One was supposed to go to the Moon but it broke and fell into the sea. It had a problem with its engines, so it couldn't land on the Moon. A company named Astrobotic told the robot to burn up in the sky. People in Australia said they couldn't talk to Peregrine anymore. Astrobotic wanted to send tools to the Moon for NASA to learn about the Moon's dirt and air. This mission was special because it was going to be the first time in 50 years that America landed something on the Moon by itself.

Peregrine had a big problem because something broke and it started leaking. But the smart people working on it figured out what was wrong and made the robot last longer than they thought it would. Even though it was broken, the robot could still do some science and learn about space. A special tool from the UK worked really well and might get to go to the Moon again someday.

Astrobotic is one of three American companies that NASA is working with to send robots to the Moon. NASA is paying these companies to carry things to the Moon for them. They were planning to send six robots to the Moon next year. Astrobotic will try again to send a NASA robot called Viper to the Moon later this year. Another company will try to send their robot next month. Also, Japan wants to land a robot on the Moon this week.

Original news source: Peregrine lander: American Moon mission destroyed over Pacific Ocean (BBC)

– News Summary
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1. What is a space robot?
2. How would you feel if you were working on a space robot and it broke?
3. Do you like learning about space? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important for NASA to learn about the Moon's dirt and air? Why or why not?
5. What do you think it means for something to "burn up in the sky"?
6. How do you think the smart people working on Peregrine fixed the problem?
7. Would you like to work on a space robot? Why or why not?
8. What do you think the special tool from the UK does?
9. How do you think the robots get to the Moon?
10. Do you think it's exciting that America landed something on the Moon by itself? Why or why not?
11. How would you feel if you were going to send a robot to the Moon and it didn't work?
12. Do you think it's a good idea for Japan to land a robot on the Moon? Why or why not?

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