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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth's nearest ...
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ...
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly ...
Falcon 9 rocket launches iSpace and Firefly Space lander on its way to the moon
SpaceX has launched the lunar landers of two aerospace companies from the USA and Japan. One of them is hoping for success at ...
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Firefly Aerospace And iSpace Lunar Landers Embark On Moon Missions
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander launched Jan. 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9, which simultaneously lofted the iSpace Resilience lunar lander. Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on ...
Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...
Japan's ispace, US Firefly launch commercial moon landers
On January 15 two moon landers one from Japan ispace and another from the US company Firefly Aerospace launched into space on ...
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SpaceX’s moon launch marks another win for private space companies
While SpaceX is not the sole new launch company, it has set the pace for reducing the cost and increasing the reliability of space launches.
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A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
The other lander is sponsored by the Japanese company ispace and taking an even longer route, with a landing in late May or early June.It's the first moonshot for Firefly and the second for ispace ...