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Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit.

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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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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 neighbor a month or so from now.

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Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth as it prepares to make its way towards lunar orbit.

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Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is healthy on its way to the moon, and even witnessed a solar eclipse from space when Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the spacecraft.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada

On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.

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Spacex Launches Lunar Landers For U.S. And Japanese Companies

Private companies launch lunar landers for NASA missions, conducting experiments and tests on the moon to advance lunar exploration.

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What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What's next for the two craft?

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SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (video, photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers for Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early this morning (Jan. 15).

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Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander

NASA is sending a suite of science and technology demonstrations on Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the surface of the moon.

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US, Japanese Lunar Landers Set To Launch On Single Rocket

One rocket, two missions: Lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies are poised to "rideshare" to the Moon, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration.

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Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

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NASA Announces Groundbreaking Broadcast Of First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch: How To Watch

"To the Moon we return, this time to stay!" The post NASA Announces Groundbreaking Broadcast Of First Commercial Robotic Moon Launch: How To Watch first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time

Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.

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SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions

Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.

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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moon

An artist's illustration of Earth's magnetosphere.

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US Company Firefly Aerospace To Launch For Moon Next Week

US company Firefly Aerospace said Tuesday it is aiming to launch a lander to the Moon next week under an experimental NASA program that partners with the commercial sector to reduce costs.

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SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads

NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-January for the launch of Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the lunar surface.

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Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

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Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch

Firefly Aerospace announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed testing and will now be shipped to Florida ahead of its planned January 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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Firefly Aerospace CEO leaves company amid misconduct investigation

Rocket maker Firefly announced on July 17 that Bill Weber will no longer serve as CEO of the company, effective immediately.

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Firefly Aerospace launches 8 cubesats to orbit on 5th-ever launch

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched for the fifth time ever just after midnight on Thursday (July 4), sending eight cubesats to orbit.

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Private moon mission to carry NASA electric moon dust shield in 2024

NASA is sending a technology demonstrator to the moon on the upcoming private Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 in order to test how to repel and remove lunar dust using electricity.

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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket put a satellite in the wrong orbit in December. Now we know why.

A software issue caused Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket to deploy a satellite into the wrong orbit on its four-ever launch this past December, company representatives said.

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