Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 private moon landers

Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket launches two private moon landers
Simultaneous launches signal growing private interest in lunar exploration, traditionally dominated by governments.
Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket
Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring the moon.
Falcon 9 rocket launches iSpace and Firefly Space lander on its way to the moon
SpaceX has launched the lunar landers of two aerospace companies from the USA and Japan. One of them is hoping for success at the second attempt.
Double moonshot mission begins as lunar landers blast off on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
The launch comes as NASA aims to put a human on the moon again before the end of the decade - something last achieved in 1972.
Two Private Lunar Landers Launch Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 for Moon Missions
Blue Ghost and Resilience, two private lunar landers, launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, advancing lunar exploration
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
The two robotic lunar landers —one from Firefly Aerospace based near Austin, Texas, and another from the Japanese space company ispace—will use their own small engines for the final maneuvers required to enter orbit around the Moon in the coming months.
US: SpaceX Launches Two Private Moon Landers
Merritt Island, United States - January 15, 2025 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with two commercial lunar landers from Launch Complex-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Jan. 15, 2025.
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Space X reschedules Falcon 9 rocket launch to Sunday morning
Space X is planning to launch 27 Starlink satellites in support of a Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Space Force ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches historic dual mission with Blue Ghost and Resilience moon landers
The mission featured two robotic lunar landers: one from Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and another from the Japanese space ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 25th flight (video, photos)
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct to cell capabilities, ...
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Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-12 mission from Vandenberg SFB takes off Tuesday
A Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-12 mission destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg ...
Liftoff! SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Sends Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on Historic Journey
Blue Ghost’s Moon mission, launched by SpaceX, is set to revolutionize lunar exploration and offer Earth valuable lessons ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9’s cargo includes a bizarre mini model home headed to the moon: ‘There’s nothing like that in space’
It was set for transport on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that took off from Cape Canaveral early Wednesday morning. Artist Mikael Genberg says he has been wanting to put his typically Swedish ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Second Stage Captured Stunning Earth View
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket second stage captured this amazing view of Earth after launching the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites.