SpaceX launches 2 commercial missions to moon

SpaceX launches two moon landers — one built in Texas — on Wednesday morning
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander and ispace's RESILIENCE lander and TENACIOUS micro rover launched Wednesday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX launches two commercial missions to the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers to the moon for two commercial missions on Wednesday, January 15.
Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch commercial moon landers
Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on Wednesday with SpaceX's unusual double moonshot launch, underscoring the global rush to examine the lunar surface.
Firefly Aerospace, NASA successfully launch mission to Moon
A Cedar Park-based aerospace company designed the lunar lander that successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning, with the aim of landing on the moon in March. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.
SpaceX launches U.S and Japanese landers to the moon
The two landers that departed from Kennedy Space Center are the latest in a stream of private spacecraft headed to the moon.
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
The two robotic lunar landers —one from Firefly Aerospace based near Austin, Texas, and another from the Japanese space company ispace—will use their own small engines for the final maneuvers required to enter orbit around the Moon in the coming months.
Two Private Landers Launch on a SpaceX Rocket, Aiming to Touch Down on the Moon
A SpaceX rocket carrying two commercial lunar landers took off toward space early Wednesday morning in another step toward an era of private moon exploration. This carpool to the moon carried Blue Ghost,
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Visiting NASA Space Center Houston with Kids: What You Need to Know Before You Go
Events at NASA Space Center Houston Galaxy Lights NASA Houston hosts a fabulous light show every holiday from mid-November to early January called Galaxy Lights.Walk through an illuminated Rocket ...
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Houston puts steel in the ground to build space infrastructure
Meanwhile, Johnson Space Center itself is undergoing an overhaul to attract potential companies to Houston. Here are some of the Houston Business Journal’s most-read space stories in 2024.
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Astronaut set to patch NASA's x-ray telescope aboard space station
NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray ...
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Seabrook officials consider tourism partnership with Space Center Houston
Seabrook hotels might be able to take advantage of a partnership between the city and Space Center Houston to offer bookings on the center's website, and offer hotel guests tickets to the center ...
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How Would You Do if You Went to Space for Eight Days and Were Gone Six Months?
Around that same time, a small group of psychologists known as the behavioral health and performance unit, was quietly assembled in the bowels of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
AP PHOTOS: Holiday lights illuminate the world
Holiday lights are everywhere – and everywhere they look a little different. In recent weeks, Associated Press photographers ...
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NASA Puts New Artemis Moon Rovers to the Test
The vehicles, developed by Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab, are undergoing rigorous evaluation at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Testing began in October and ...
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NASA Assigns Mary Beth Schwartz, David Korth to Johnson Center Posts
Check out the credentials of Mary Beth Schwartz and David Korth for their new roles at the Johnson Space Center.
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Texas Space Commission cancels December meeting with nearly $3B in grant pitches submitted
The new Texas Space Commission has nearly $3 billion in applications to process, so it canceled its December meeting. The volume of interest in the Texas Space Commission’s new grants has led ...