SpaceX Launches 2 Private Moon Landers

What's flying to the moon on ispace's Resilience lunar lander?
Tokyo-based company ispace's Resilience lunar lander will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday (Jan. 15). Here's what the spacecraft is carrying.
Two Private Moon Landers Have Launched at Once: What to Know
Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan parted ways early Wednesday after being launched on the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface.
SpaceX Just Launched Two Private Moon Landers. Here’s What Happens Next
A Falcon 9 rocket delivered the two landers to space earlier this morning, kickstarting a pair of exciting private Moon missions.
Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ancient 350-mile-wide (560-kilometer) impact basin in the northeast part of the near side of the Moon.
Two Private Landers Launch on a SpaceX Rocket, Aiming to Touch Down on the Moon
Built by Firefly Aerospace and Ispace, the pair of spacecraft will land separately in the moon's northern latitudes, conduct science experiments and test new technology
Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch moon landers from Florida
By Joey Roulette and Kantaro Komiya ORLANDO, Florida/TOKYO (Reuters) -Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, lifted off on Wednesday from Florida on a SpaceX rocket in an unusual double moonshot launch,
SpaceX Launches Two Lunar Probes as Race to Moon Heats Up
SpaceX launched a pair of commercial satellites carrying lunar rovers as competition intensifies in the private sector’s race to the moon.
SpaceX Launches Two Private Moon Landers on Historic Lunar Missions
In a monumental step forward for private lunar exploration, SpaceX has successfully launched two groundbreaking moon landers—Blue Ghost and Resilience—aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on January 15, 2025. Developed by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based ispace,
SpaceX launches Blue Ghost lunar lander from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two lunar landers from Florida on Wednesday for Firefly Aerospace and ispace. This video shows the launch and the separation of the Blue Ghost lander in space.
Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch commercial moon landers
Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on ...
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Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket
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This Man Is Putting a Tiny Model House on the Moon
If all goes well, RESILIENCE will land on the Moon in about four months. The lander will then place the house on the lunar ...
Watch SpaceX exquisitely set free a pair of moon landers in space
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is on its maiden voyage. The uncrewed spacecraft ...
Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space
A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched ...
Journey to the Moon: NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission Revolutionizes Lunar Exploration
In a groundbreaking effort to enhance lunar exploration, NASA has launched the Blue Ghost Mission 1, featuring a suite of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations aboard a Firefly ...