FOUR LUNAR MISSIONS ARE UNDERWAY

 Hey, Space Placers!

Intuitive Machines’ NOVA-C lunar lander captures a selfie with Earth in the background shortly after separation.  

Credit: Intuitive Machines

Read all about the successful launch yesterday of TWO moon missions.

There are two other lunar missions that will attempt landings:

"With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium, a plain in the northeast quadrant on the near side of the Moon, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term lunar presence."

"The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of the moon as part of its elongated moon landing journey.

ispace's Resilience lander launched on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, along with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander. It is taking an energy-efficient, circuitous route to the moon, and only last week performed a crucial maneuver to raise its orbit and set up the lunar flyby."

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