Tag: spacecraft
Blue Ghost, a Private U.S. Spacecraft, Successfully Lands on the Moon
Blue Ghost, a Private U.S. Spacecraft, Lands on the Moon After its successful lunar touchdown, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission could soon be joined on the moon by two more commercial spacecraft By Lee Billings edited by Dean Visser An artist’s impression of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander on the lunar surface. Blue…
SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed
By The Associated Press SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, catching the booster back at the pad but losing contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft was destroyed. The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico on…