Two Private Moon Landers Have Launched at Once: What to Know
Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan parted ways early Wednesday after being launched on the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully launched on Wednesday and is on its way to the moon. Blue Ghost, from Firefly Aerospace, is accompanied by the Tenacious lunar rover from the Japanese company ispace.
What's flying to the moon on ispace's Resilience lunar lander?
The ispace Resilience lander will lift off atop of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday at 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 GMT), with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander also on the flight. The dual moon mission is the first of an array of lunar launches planned for 2025.
SpaceX to launch two moon missions on one rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch a pair of lunar landers on a journey to our closest celestial neighbor — kicking off what’s expected to be a bustling year of moon missions amid a renewed race to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost, a Private U.S. Lunar Lander, Launches to the Moon
An illustration of a private U.S. lander on the surface of the moon built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace. The company’s Blue Ghost lander is carrying a suite of scientific instruments to the moon, including an experiment to detect and use GPS satellite signals on the lunar surface.
Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15
SpaceX plans to launch two private moon landers early Wednesday morning (Jan. 15), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX Launches Private Lunar Landers Toward the Moon For a Roundabout Journey
In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick. The two landers rocketed away in the middle of the night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center,
SpaceX 'double moonshot' launches two landers to the moon
Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on Wednesday (January 15) with SpaceX's unusual double moonshot launch, underscoring the global rush to examine the lunar surface.
Two lunar landers launch to the moon aboard a SpaceX rocket
A new year of lunar exploration kicked off early Wednesday, when two robotic landers and a small rover began their journeys to the moon.A SpaceX rocket lifted off at 1:11 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
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Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo
A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in ...
There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night
So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen ...
Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket
Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring ...
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The Moon’s water is sparking a new ‘gold rush’
Extractable water near the south pole of our closest celestial neighbor promises a new spark for future space explorers.
The moon looks different in other parts of the world – there's a good reason why
People are only just realising the baffling reason the moon looks different depending on where in the world you are – and ...
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The full moon tonight is also a January ‘wolf moon’: What it means and the best time to see it
Many hardcore astronomers actually prefer to view the moon during its crescent and gibbous phases because the brightness ...
Wolf Moon and Mars: How to See January 2025 Full Moon With the Red Planet
For those outside the Eastern Time Zone, the timing will vary slightly, but the Wolf Moon will dominate the night skies ...
What is the 'Wolf Moon'? A celestial spectacle to behold
Gaze upward. The night sky transforms into a cosmic stage, where a celestial spectacle awaits. The "Wolf Moon" emerges in all ...