Peregrine Mission One lunar lander carrying JFK’s DNA suffers ‘anomaly’ as it heads to the moon

The private mission carrying human remains to the moon has suffered an ‘anomaly’ that prevented the craft from achieving a stable sun-pointing orientation.

The Peregrine One Mission is carrying the DNA and ashes of around 60 people, including three Star Trek actors and US President John F Kennedy.

The issue hindered the craft’s ability to point its solar panels toward the sun, which could stop the mission in its tracks. 

The mission was designed by Pittsburg-based Astrobotic, a space robotics company, for which NASA paid $108 million to carry scientific experiments to the moon.

The lunar lander launched on top of a brand-new Vulcan rocket constructed by United Launch Alliance on Monday.

This is a developing story… More updates to come. 

‘After successful propulsion systems activation, Peregrine entered a safe operational state,’ Astrobotic shared in a statement.

‘Unfortunately, an anomaly then occurred, which prevented Astrobotic from achieving a stable sun-pointing orientation. 

‘The team is responding in real-time as the situation unfolds and will be providing updates as more data is obtained and analyzed.’