This week's critical manoeuvre is pivotal as it ensures that Resilience remains on course for its upcoming lunar flyby.

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into ...

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 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – Japan-based space startup ispace, Inc.’s Resilience lunar lander was launched on a journey toward the moon from the Kennedy Space Center at 1:10 a.m. on Wednesday. It separated ...

Join our Whatsapp channel ORLANDO: Two moon landers, one from Japan’s ispace and another from US space firm Firefly, began their journeys into space on Wednesday with SpaceX’s unusual double ...

SpaceX has successfully launched two lunar landers for American and Japanese companies, aiming to boost commercial activities on the moon. The launch took place at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Florida's Space Coast at 1:11 a.m. EST (11:41 am IST).

On board the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that took off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida were Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Resilience from Japan, which will also deploy a micro rover.

In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday (January 15, 2025) for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick.

In a statement, the Elon Musk-owned company noted that the Falcon 9 rocket launched Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 and Japan-based company Ispace’s RESILIENCE lunar lander. It added that a ...

They shared the ride to save money, taking separate roundabout routes for the monthslong journey. It’s take 2 for the Tokyo-based ispace, whose first lander crashed into the moon two years ago. This ...