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.
Watch SpaceX exquisitely set free a pair of moon landers in space
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is on its maiden voyage. The uncrewed spacecraft is expected to travel for 45 days before trying to touch down in early March. Its flight is the first NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission of the year .
New rocket, new spacecraft and new moon landers on tap for 2025
The Space Coast is set for another busy year in 2025 with new moon missions, new spacecraft and the debut of a new rocket. Meanwhile NASA could see billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as its new administrator while prep continues for the Artemis II human spaceflight to orbit the moon in 2026.
SpaceX launches two commercial missions to the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers to the moon for two commercial missions on Wednesday, January 15.
SpaceX launches two moon missions in one fell swoop
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blared toward space Wednesday carrying 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.
SpaceX set to carry two moon landers on one rocket
A SpaceX rocket set to launch overnight will carry two lunar landers, one from Austin-based Firefly Aerospace and one from Japan’s ispace.
Firefly Aerospace, NASA successfully launch mission to Moon
A Cedar Park-based aerospace company designed the lunar lander that successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning, with the aim of landing on the moon in March. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.
SpaceX launches U.S and Japanese landers to the moon
The two landers that departed from Kennedy Space Center are the latest in a stream of private spacecraft headed to the moon.
SpaceX Launches Two Probes as Race to Moon Heats Up
SpaceX launched a pair of commercial satellites carrying lunar rovers as competition intensifies in the private sector’s race to the moon.
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