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The Peregrine lunar lander likely didn’t make it to the Moon because of a valve failure.

According to Astrobotic’s post-mission report:

After an extensive review of the events before, during, and after Peregrine’s mission, the board concluded that the most likely cause of Peregrine’s anomaly was the failure of a singular helium pressure control valve, called PCV2, within the propulsion system.