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See the Striking New Images From the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Now the Second Private Spacecraft to Touch Down on the Moon

Firefly Aerospace's lander reached lunar soil early Sunday morning, after a 2.8-million-mile journey lasting 45 days

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See Earth as a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resiliance moon lander

The current plan calls for Resilience to land that day at 3:24 p.m. EST (2024 GMT) near the center of Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold"), a basaltic plain in the moon 's northern reaches. But that's not set in stone.

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Intrepid moon lander witnesses truly breathtaking lunar sunrise

A commercial lander arrived just in time to watch the sun rise over the surface of the moon, capturing dramatic shadows cast among craters under a dazzling bloom of light. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft touched down at 3:34 a.

Japan startup targets Jun. 6 moon landing

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Japan's ispace set to attempt lunar landing in June

Japanese lunar exploration company ispace announced Tuesday it will aim to place a lander on the moon on June 6. Founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada held a press conference yesterday to share details regarding its second lunar mission,

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Japan's ispace eyes second moon landing attempt on June 6

Japanese moon exploration company ispace said its Resilience lander will attempt a lunar touchdown at 4:24 a.m. on June 6 local time (1924 GMT on June 5) at the earliest, in its second attempt after the first shot failed in April 2023.

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Japan startup targets June 6 moon landing

Japanese startup ispace on Tuesday set a June 6 target touchdown date for its moon lander, following the success of its rocket "rideshare" buddy, a spacecraft from a US firm.

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'Literally, figuratively over the moon': Firefly's Blue Ghost lands on lunar surface

The Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the moon early Sunday morning, kicking off a two-week research mission and marking the latest lunar landing by a private ...

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s ...

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NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time

“On Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,” Kevin Coggins, deputy associate ...

Intuitive Machines is hoping for a moon-landing streak this week

The destination is Mons Mouton, one of NASA 's potential landing locations for its Artemis astronauts. Intuitive Machines ' ...

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Lego partners with moon rover firm Lunar Outpost for 'future product and surprises'

On Jan. 15, a commercial lunar lander launched from Earth carrying the United States' first robotic rover designed to explore ...

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Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice

Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...

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Rover built in Colorado could be the first US robot to explore the moon, expected to land Thursday

Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover, built in Arvada, will also be the first rover ever to explore the Lunar South Pole, if it lands ...

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