Blue Ghost will spend the next 16 days in lunar orbit, if all goes to plan. It will conduct additional engine burns to circularize its path around Earth's nearest neighbor, then attempt a landing in ...

The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway ...

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to ...

Argonaut is expected to survive the lunar environment and endure for five years after landing. Delivery of the first lander is expected in 2030, ahead of a launch on an Ariane 6 rocket in 2031. Thales ...

"I spy with my little lander ... lunar eclipse ever (as well as our hearts). Firefly contracted SpaceX to launch the company's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission last month (Jan. 15) on a Falcon 9 ...

(Reuters) -Thales Alenia Space has won an 862 million euro ($897 million) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a lunar lander for moon exploration launches to begin in the 2030s ...

Many years before President Trump expressed his intention to send an American crewed mission to Mars, Wernher von Braun developed an ambitious plan for exploring the Red Planet called Das Marsprojekt.

Twenty years before Neil Armstrong uttered his memorable words on the Moon about one small step for man but a giant leap for mankind, Wernher von Braun presented an ambitious plan for manned ...

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. Earth is visible from SpaceX's Falcon 9 shortly after it ...

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 6 ...

The year ahead in space: Uncrewed lunar missions and 1st private space station among 2025 space launches The lander, dubbed "Blue Ghost," hitched a ride on Jan. 15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for ...