Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth ...
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander nails lunar mission
Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.
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Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission
"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.
Jets Wire10d
SpaceX confirms: Gigabay coming, and Starship launch from Florida by end of year
SpaceX's Starship towers over 400-feet-tall — larger than any rocket ever in existence. It's 33 engines give off 16 million pounds of thrust upon liftoff. For reference, the Saturn V moon rocket ...
NASA and SpaceX Are Building the Most Advanced Space Station Ever – In Lunar Orbit
NASA's Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve ...
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SpaceX Starship breaks apart after launch in second failure in a row
Capable of generating up to 16 million pounds of thrust — more than twice the power as NASA's Saturn 5 moon rocket — the Super Heavy-Starship arced away to the east atop of long jet of bluish ...
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Rocket Lab reveals role in Firefly’s moon landing, investment banker rates it against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Welcome to Wallops Island, Virginia. This episode takes you behind the construction of Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex-3 where it's preparing for Neutron rocket to take flight. Firefly’s Blue ...
YourTango17d
The Daily Horoscope For Each Zodiac Sign On March 5 — The Moon Is In Gemini
With the Moon in Gemini influencing each zodiac sign's horoscope for March 5, 2025, the universe dares you to throw out the rulebook and embrace life like a wild, unscripted adventure. Curiosity ...
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Firefly Aerospace pulls off the first full moon landing by a private company; Rocket Lab assists
Firefly Aerospace successfully landed its Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon on March 2 at 3:34 a.m. EST. The accomplishment marked Firefly as the first commercial company to achieve a fully ...
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See the Striking New Images From the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Now the Second Private Spacecraft to Touch Down on the Moon
Since it launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on January 15 ... a volcanic plain in the northeastern quadrant of the moon’s near side. Early on Sunday morning, the lander began its hour-long descent ...
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Private lunar lander successfully touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA
It shared a rocket ride with Blue Ghost from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 15, taking a longer, windier route. Like Intuitive Machines, ispace is also attempting to land on the moon for the second time. Its ...
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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
It shared a rocket ride with Blue Ghost from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 15, taking a longer, windier route. Like Intuitive Machines, ispace is also attempting to land on the moon for the second time. Its ...