However, in lieu of a mass simulator, Astrobotic wanted to see if it could find a more useful payload. So as the company's ...

On its way to the moon, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has taken its first space pictures as it orbits Earth.

With no way to simulate dust in lunar gravity on Earth, researchers currently only have anecdotal data from Apollo astronauts to help understand how a larger lander might affect the lunar surface.

The next lunar lander launch is nearly here — and ... away from radio frequency communication and will enable real-time command and control, telemetry transmission, and even high-definition ...

At 1:11 A.M. EST on January 15 Blue Ghost, a lunar lander built by the Texas-based ... U.S. soft landing on the moon since the end of the Apollo program. Over the next four weeks, that mission ...

its first lunar program since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972. To pave the way for humanity's lunar return, uncrewed lander's have embarked on moon missions to study Earth's nearest ...

With its last vestiges of battery charge, the lander will record the lunar sunset and a phenomenon last observed during the final Apollo mission, in which magnetic forces agitate the regolith ...

Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for ...

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 ... to Apollo, aims to get ...

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 ... to Apollo, aims to get ...