SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (video, photos)
The two lunar landers — Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, and Resilience, built by the Japanese company ispace — lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early this morning (Jan. 15) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) here on Florida's Space Coast.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows the natural satellite all alone, a small grayish dot in an empty black sea; the other is a selfie, showing the moon glowing above some of Blue Ghost's golden hardware.
We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf of NASA.
SpaceX launches Blue Ghost lunar lander from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two lunar landers from Florida on Wednesday for Firefly Aerospace and ispace. This video shows the launch and the separation of the Blue Ghost lander in space.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
Blue Ghost's main mission will be research. It will hang out in Earth's orbit for 25 days taking measurements and waiting for the right time to fling itself to the moon. After four days in transit, Blue Ghost will spend 16 days in lunar orbit collecting more data before descending to Mare Crisium, one of the largest basins on the moon.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has captured its first view of the moon.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ...
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Japan's Resilience moon lander views Earth's most remote region from orbit (photo)
The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.
SpaceX launches two lunar landers toward the Moon
SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for two separate companies looking to jumpstart business on the Moon.
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Launch recap: SpaceX launch of Blue Ghost lander from Kennedy Space Center
Crafted by Firefly Aerospace, the Blue Ghost lunar lander launched atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, known as Ghost Riders in the Sky, will carry 10 science and technology payloads for ...
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SpaceX Launched Firefly Lunar Lander
SpaceX launched Firefly’s lunar lander. The lander will take 45 days to reach the moon. It will land near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, on the northeast ...
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SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions
SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in ... of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket Jan. 12 puts the company's MK1 Lunar Lander pathfinder mission on course for a possible 2025 launch as well.
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SpaceX launch recap: Live updates from Starlink mission Monday from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX is now targeting 11:47 a.m. EST ... 45 days in transit to the Moon before landing on the lunar surface in early March. The lander will carry 10 NASA science investigations to further ...
SpaceX launches from Florida, retires first-stage booster because of extra power needed
SpaceX on Wednesday night launched a Spanish communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and retired ...