A private Moon mission that blasted into space on Monday morning has run into a technical problem.The Peregrine Mission One (PM1) - built by US space company Astrobotic, and carrying a piece of technology developed by UK scientists - would be the first private probe to land on the lunar surface.However, hours after its launch, Astrobotic reported that an "anomaly" had occurred which prevented the lander from achieving a stable position pointing towards the Sun.

A private Moon mission that blasted into space on Monday morning has run into a technical problem.The Peregrine Mission One (PM1) - built by US space company Astrobotic, and carrying a piece of technology developed by UK scientists - would be the first private probe to land on the lunar surface.However, hours after its launch, Astrobotic reported that an "anomaly" had occurred which prevented the lander from achieving a stable position pointing towards the Sun.