A Falcon rocket lifts off from pad 39A in Florida for the 100th time! pic.twitter.com/aIQXrQFEux
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 15, 2025
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:57am on 15 Jan 2025,Wednesday Science
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two lunar landers from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. The mission includes Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost rover and Japan’s ispace's Resilience lander, both part of a rideshare program. Firefly’s rover will study the Moon’s magnetic field and collect samples, while ispace’s lander will deploy a rover and scoop up lunar regolith. NASA is backing this commercial endeavor, marking a significant step in private lunar exploration. Firefly’s rover is expected to reach the Moon in 45 days, while ispace’s lander will take up to five months.
