In a historic event, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying NASA's Peregrine 1 lunar lander developed by Astrobotic, successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This momentous launch, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, marks a significant milestone in US space exploration, potentially leading to the first American moon landing in fifty years. The Peregrine 1 lunar lander is on a trajectory to make its lunar landing by the end of February.