ispace inc After a ~4-5-month journey to the Moon, RESILIENCE will set down in the Mare Frigoris and begin exploration activities on the lunar surface Source: @SpaceX
Firefly Space Blue Ghost will begin its ~45-day journey to the Moon’s Mare Crisium to conduct numerous NASA science and technology demonstrations Source: @SpaceX
NASA CLPS landers are designed to provide insights into the lunar surface environment and the ability to test technologies. The missions launched as part of this program are the precursors to landing Artemis astronauts safely on the Moon with Starship’s Human Landing System, or HLS Source: @SpaceX
Today’s mission is our third launch to a lunar surface and just the first of several our Falcon fleet will launch for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program this year. These missions help humanity explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, bringing us one step closer to making life multiplanetary Source: @SpaceX
Falcon 9 is vertical on pad 39A in Florida ahead of tonight's launch of the Firefly Space Blue Ghost and ispace inc RESILIENCE lunar landers to the Moon in ~3.5 hours from now → https://t.co/0h1QaJCVyY Source: @SpaceX