Astrobotic moon lander fails, destroyed

Astrobotic Technology reported its first moonshot failure which ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific. It was the first U.S. lunar lander in more than a halfcentury. The U.S. company said contact and tracking was lost as the lunar lander reentered Earth’s atmosphere last Thursday, 10 days after launching from Florida. Astrobotic CEO John Thornton said the compan...