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 block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
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'Apollo 1' director surprised by details of ill-fated mission in new documentary
The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.
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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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How one woman’s wolf ‘moon shot’ changed Yellowstone forever: Interview with director Tom Winston
In March 1995, a few wolves cautiously exited their pens into the melting snow of Yellowstone National Park, returning there ...
Tom Hanks' immersive NASA documentary puts you on the moon's surface
The Oscar-winning actor, who is a big fan of all things space, lent his voice to the NASA film exploring the fascinating ...
Moonshot goes sideways as Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander seemingly falls over
The Athena lander, built by Texas outfit Intuitive Machines, set down at 1730 UTC Thursday in the Mons Mouton region just 160 km (100 miles) from the South Pole of the Moon, after riding a SpaceX ...
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is ...
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17-year-old shot, treated at hospital and later arrested for outstanding warrant, MPD says
Memphis Police said the teenager showed up around 11 p.m. Monday to St. Francis Hospital in Memphis after being shot in Raleigh. He told investigators that he was picked up near Oakhaven off ...
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Private lunar lander successfully touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA
The squat four-legged lander stands 6-foot-6 (2 meters) tall and 11 feet (3.5 meters) wide ... a device for eliminating abrasive lunar dust — a scourge for NASA’s long-ago Apollo moonwalkers, who got ...
Detroit News16d
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
The squat four-legged lander stands 6-foot-6 (2 meters) tall and 11 feet (3.5 meters) wide ... a device for eliminating abrasive lunar dust — a scourge for NASA’s long-ago Apollo moonwalkers, who got ...
WHAS11 News16d
First private spacecraft successfully lands on the moon
The squat four-legged lander stands 6-foot-6 (2 meters) tall and 11 feet (3.5 meters) wide ... a device for eliminating abrasive lunar dust — a scourge for NASA’s long-ago Apollo moonwalkers, who got ...
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Private US company aces lunar landing on first mission
Meanwhile, 95-year-old Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin joined the celebration from home, posting his congratulations on X along with a video of himself in pajamas, beaming and flashing a thumbs-up ...