Following a botched moonshot, a U.S. company’s lunar lander is scheduled to explode in Earth’s atmosphere shortly.

According to Astrobotic Technologies, the lander is currently returning to Earth from the moon’s orbit. Officials from the company anticipate the mission ending on Thursday. Astrobotic said that there shouldn’t be any safety risks during the lander’s violent reentry and that it is tracking the lander’s path with NASA.

Last Monday, the lander, called Peregrine, took off quickly from Cape Canaveral. Astrobotic was forced to abort its effort to accomplish the first American lunar landing in over half a century due to a fuel leak that appeared very soon. The business believes the tank burst because of a blocked valve.

According to Astrobotic, it has discussed the best way to conclude the mission with NASA and other government representatives. The business declared that it did not wish to jeopardize Earth-or moon-orbiting satellites or pose a risk to upcoming space missions.

In an online update late on Sunday, the corporation stated that it was a “difficult decision.” “By responsibly ending Peregrine’s mission, we are doing our part to preserve the future” for space exploration.

For the Peregrine lander’s experiments, NASA spent almost $100 million. In the midst of the government’s efforts to return astronauts to the moon, the space agency is attempting to commercialize lunar deliveries by private companies.

Together with the lander, additional items carried by the private research team and a rover from Carnegie Mellon University were the ashes and DNA of over 70 individuals, including science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke and “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry.

Next up is Intuitive Machines, another American startup, which is scheduled to launch its own lunar lander next month.