The US moon mission is also the first ever to be made by a private company.
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00:00 "Three, we have ignition."
00:02 NASA launched its first rocket to the moon in over 50 years on Monday morning.
00:10 "Launching a new era in spaceflight to the moon and beyond."
00:14 The Peregrine lander, carried on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket,
00:19 is also the first ever launch by a private company.
00:23 Peregrine has been contracted by NASA to carry five scientific instruments.
00:28 These will study the moon's surface environment ahead of human missions later this decade.
00:33 [WHOOSH]