Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket
Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring ...
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Japan firm plans to take on SpaceX with winged reusable ‘rocket’ spaceplane
Japanese startup Space Walker aims to make space transportation as "accessible as commercial air travel today." ...
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SpaceX launches two moon missions in one fell swoop
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blared toward space Wednesday ... s cargo bay is a 7.5-foot-tall (2.3-meter-tall) lunar lander from Tokyo-based Ispace. Wednesday’s launch kicked off the company ...
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One SpaceX rocket, two missions: US and Japan team up for ‘rideshare’ lunar exploration
Lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies are poised to “rideshare” to the Moon, showcasing the private ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX arranges rideshare for US and Japan's journey to Moon
SpaceX launched two lunar landers for US and Japanese companies to the moon. Tokyo-based ispace's lander, Resilience, and ...
The next leg of the new moon race is about to kick off — and it could be the most exciting yet
In recent years, several spacecraft failed in their attempts to land on the moon. But 2025 may offer crucial second chances.