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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows ...
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.
Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s a Chunk of the Moon
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
FAA orders investigation after SpaceX Starship breaks up and showers debris
A fire in the aft section of SpaceX's Starship trigged the apparent explosion that destroyed the spacecraft, the company says.
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FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission
“Each flight we’re part of is vital step in the larger blueprint to establish a responsible, sustained human presence at the Moon, Mars and beyond." Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ...
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Rocket Lab Powers Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 Mission to the Moon
Starting its 45-day trip to the Moon, the business said it uses Rocket Lab's MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software packages to enable its operations. For the flight, Rocket Lab reported ...
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including ...
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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
The rocket is built to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon. Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space ...
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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in ... sending spacecraft to the moon and building space stations. Skeptics, however, pointed out that Blue Origin had not ...
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Rocket Lab provides support for Firefly Aerospace's moon mission
Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) continued its busy start to the year with a couple of new projects. Looking further ahead, Rocket Lab (RKLB) plans to debut its reusable medium-lift rocket, Neutron ...
History made: Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit on debut launch
Blue Origin managed something no commercial rocket company has ever done successfully by reaching orbit on the first try with ...