The European Space Agency on Thursday put €862mn behind its goal to be a major player in lunar exploration, awarding a contract to Thales Alenia Space to build its first cargo vehicle for the Moon.
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...
Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ...
The IM-2 mission lunar lander has been delivered to Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Athena lander is currently set to launch on ...
Although not vital, the first engine burn was meant to calibrate ... A photo captured by SpaceX also provides a look at the lunar lander prior to separation from the Falcon 9 rocket as Earth ...