Blue Ghost lander just reached lunar orbit: What it's been up to on the way to the moon
The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...
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Japan's Resilience lunar lander prepares for 1st swing around the moon
ispace's Resilience lander launched on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, along with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander. It is taking an energy-efficient, circuitous route to the moon, and only ...
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Athena, Next U.S. Commercial Moon Lander, Is Set for Spectacular Lunar Science
Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no ... Machines IM-2 lander, Athena, as seen during prelaunch preparations in the company’s Lunar Production and ...
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SpaceX launches rocket carrying two lunar landers
The launch supports NASA's goal of returning humans to the moon and includes the Blue Ghost lunar lander, contributed by NASA. Ispace, a Japanese company, is also sending a lander on the ...
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
Firefly’s lunar lander captured views of its home planet ... on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost ...
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We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
A photo captured by SpaceX also provides a look at the lunar lander prior to separation from the Falcon 9 rocket as Earth hovers far below. Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander stands more than ...
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FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission
The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Wednesday hours from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket. Ahead of the lunar lander is a 60-day mission to ...
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Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
Blue Ghost launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ... according to NASA. The lander is packed with 10 scientific instruments to study the lunar surface and gather ...
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Moon missions in 2025: Five missions will help astronauts return to the moon
Type of craft: Lander and rover. Who's doing it?ispace, a Japanese lunar robotic exploration company. Launched: Jan. 15. Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Launch site ...