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SpaceX to launch two moon missions on one rocket
- SpaceX launched two lunar landers aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center at 1:11 a.m. on Wednesday.
- Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost rover will take about 45 days to reach the moon after separating from the rocket.
- ISpace's Resilience lander will take up to five months to reach the moon's surface to deploy a rover and scoop regolith.
- NASA is backing the mission, which will be its biggest commercial delivery to the moon if successful.
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
The landers were developed by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and a Japanese startup named ispace.
·New York, United States
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch two lunar probes early Wednesday morning
The two missions will start together at approximately 1:11 a.m. Eastern, out of Florida. But the SpaceX rocket will then separate the two robotic landers and a small rover for two separate missions.
·Washington, United States
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SpaceX Launches Two Private Lunar Landers: A Milestone for Lunar Exploration and NASA’s Long-Term Lunar Ambitions
SpaceX has achieved another remarkable milestone with the launch of two private lunar landers, Blue Ghost and Resilience, setting the stage for groundbreaking advancements in lunar exploration.
·Mumbai, India
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On Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent – as part of a “2-in-1” mission to the Moon – two probes from private companies that have different trajectories and will arrive…
·Romania
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