lunar landers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches two private lunar landers

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches two private lunar landers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched two spacecraft on their mission to land on the Moon. The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the robotic Blue Ghost and Resilience landers, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1.11am (EST). This mission, dubbed “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” is the third such lunar mission launched … Read more

First US Lunar Lander In More Than 50 Years Rockets Toward Moon With Commercial Deliveries

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First US Lunar Lander In More Than 50 Years Rockets Toward Moon With Commercial Deliveries

Cape Canaveral, Florida —  The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers. Astrobotic Technology’s lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. The Vulcan streaked through the Florida … Read more