Astrobotic loses contact with hobbled Peregrine moon lander Astrobotic lost contact with its Peregrine moon lander on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 18), suggesting that the troubled probe crashed to Earth over the South Pacific as expected. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PmF5LZRykC65TxpgLsCcNf.jpg https://www.space.com/astrobotic-loses-contact-peregrine-moon-lander