Meanwhile, ispace's slightly larger lander ... The Blue Ghost lunar lander on display, January 2025. The 6-foot-6-inches-tall lander will attempt a touchdown on the Moon in early March at Mare ...

On January 15, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, propelling Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander and ispace’s Resilience lander towards the Moon.

Image: SpaceX Update: Wednesday, January 15, 9:10 a.m. ET: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander and ispace’s Resilience lander, successfully blasted off ...

"Today, we're going back to the Moon," a post on the ispace X account said Wednesday, adding in a promotional video: "Today, we prove our resilience". To display this content from X (Twitter), you ...

It's targeting a moon touchdown on March 2. The other lander is sponsored by the Japanese company ispace and taking an even longer route, with a landing in late May or early June. It's the first ...

It’s take 2 for the Tokyo-based ispace, whose first lander crashed into the moon two years ago. This time, it has a rover on board with a scoop to gather up lunar dirt for study and plans to ...

Japanese space startup Ispace launched its second lunar lander, Resilience, early Wednesday in Florida, marking a critical step in the company’s quest to achieve a successful moon landing.

The liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center carried landers from Japanese company ispace and U.S.-based Firefly Aerospace, both aiming to establish a business footprint on Earth's lunar neighbor.