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Two the Moon in January.

Written by Maria Varmazis | Dec 19, 2024 9:01:19 PM

Summary

SpaceX to launch commercial lunar missions in mid- January for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost, and Japan’s ispace HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2. Firefly Aerospace has been awarded nearly $179.6 million by NASA to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. Vast has contracted SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch up to two Dragon missions to the International Space Station in support of Vast’s future bid for NASA’s private astronaut missions (PAM), and more.

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