After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer
However, in lieu of a mass simulator, Astrobotic wanted to see if it could find a more useful payload. So as the company's ...
Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from Earth’s orbit as well as a video of Earth ...
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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows ...
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Two Private Moon Landers Have Launched at Once: What to Know
Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan parted ways early Wednesday after being launched on the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface. transcript 3 ...
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
This is the first lunar lander built by Firefly, which got its start in the rocket business. Firefly launches its own small-class rocket named Alpha and has partnered with Northrop Grumman to ...
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The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander is on its way to the moon ... Blue Ghost separated from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 2:17 a.m. ET and established communications with Firefly's Mission Operations ...
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SpaceX Just Launched Two Private Moon Landers. Here’s What Happens Next
Image: SpaceX Update: Wednesday, January 15, 9:10 a.m. ET: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly ... elliptical transfer orbit, the lander will conduct a lunar flyby, shifting into a ...
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Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)
Firefly Aerospace's "little lander" has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit ...
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Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket
launched privately developed robotic lunar landers early Wednesday, sharing a sky-lighting ride to space atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The U.S. lander, built by Austin, Texas-based Firefly ...
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What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?
"The lander will then operate for several hours into the lunar night." Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! The entire mission, from launch to ...
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Two lunar landers launch to the moon aboard a SpaceX rocket
A new year of lunar exploration kicked off early Wednesday, when two robotic landers and a small rover began their journeys to the moon. A SpaceX rocket lifted ... aims to put a lander dubbed ...
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Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
Blue Ghost has been orbiting Earth since January 15, when the lander hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lunar spacecraft is expected to leave Earth’s orbit in about one week ...