Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch commercial moon landers
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, began their journeys into space on Wednesday with SpaceX's unusual double moonshot launch,
Japanese Lander Heads To The Moon
EPIC (Earth image) The ispace mission will launch ‘Hakuto-R Mission 2’ on a four-and-a-half month journey to the lunar surface Japanese lander heads to the Moon About one month after launch Complete a lunar flyby 4.
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.
US, Japanese companies send landers on moon missions
Two moon landers built by private U.S. and Japanese companies are on their way to the moon after lifting off early Wednesday on a shared ride aboard a SpaceX rocket. The launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the latest in a public-private program that put a spacecraft from Intuitive Machines on the moon last year.
SpaceX Launches Japanese and Texas Lunar Landers to the Moon
SpaceX has sent Japanese and U.S. lunar landers on separate missions in a major step in the race to commercialize the Moon.
2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey
The two landers rocketed away in the middle of the night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the latest in a stream of private spacecraft aiming for the moon.
Japan, US firms ready landers in unusual double moonshot launch
Landing a man on the moon is seen as bringing prestige to nations that can pull it off. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket
One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration.
SpaceX launches U.S and Japanese landers to the moon
The two landers that departed from Kennedy Space Center are the latest in a stream of private spacecraft headed to the moon.
See NASA's footage as U.S., Japan lunar landers are successfully launched together
U.S.-based Firefly Aerospace plans to conduct several lunar experiments for NASA, while Tokyo-based ispace is on a separate mission for Japan.
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Little house on the (moon) prairie: Artist's 'Moonhouse' set to lift off on lunar lander
The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. Launching on a Japanese lunar lander is the "Moonhouse," a project by Mikael ...
‘Sailor Moon’ Stage Musical to Play North American Tour (EXCLUSIVE)
A Japanese musical based on the popular "Sailor Moon" franchise, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live" will play U.S.