The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit ...

The Moon and asteroids are at the top of the mission list for a number of agencies, while others will focus on exploration to ...

That was fitting considering onboard this SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket were two lunar landers − ispace's lightweight lander ... build an image of a highway going out to the moon with this mission ...

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is on its maiden voyage. The uncrewed spacecraft ...

Ispace officials said they were confident that ... For the first 25 days, it is to circle around Earth as the company turns on and checks out the spacecraft’s systems, before heading on a ...

Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ...

Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring the moon.

Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for ...

Ispace's new Hakuto-R mission is the company's second attempt to get on the moon, after its first uncrewed lander ran out of fuel and crashed on the lunar surface in April 2023. Ispace's new ...

What Will the Future Bring? Looking forward, aerospace companies like iSpace are also concerned with figuring out how to extend the lifespan of equipment that lands on the moon. This is because most ...