{"id":20006,"date":"2025-01-15T00:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20006"},"modified":"2025-01-15T02:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T02:27:36","slug":"spacex-will-launch-two-new-moon-landers-on-one-rocket-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20006","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Will Launch Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket: What to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan will part ways early Wednesday after launching from the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A space twofer is scheduled to take place early Wednesday morning \u2014 two lunar missions for the price of one rocket launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the Blue Ghost lander built by Firefly Aerospace of Austin, Texas, and the Resilience lander from Ispace of Japan.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-176f61f\">When is the launch and how can I watch it?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The launch is scheduled for 1:11 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. Forecasts predict a 90 percent chance of favorable weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=firefly-blueghost-mission-1\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX will provide coverage of the launch<\/a> on the social media platform X beginning about one hour before liftoff, or around 12:10 a.m. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aMdYV3_rlP8\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NASA will start a live video stream<\/a> at 12:30 a.m. of Blue Ghost and the payloads it is carrying for the agency, which you can watch in the video player above. Ispace will provide coverage of its Resilience lander in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GLdH5OV7sLU\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/b-ABRWkBDlM\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese<\/a> starting at 12:20 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If needed, a backup launch time is available on Thursday at 1:09 a.m., although the weather is less favorable.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4fa5a891\">Why are two moon landers sharing one rocket?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That is the result of fortuitous scheduling by SpaceX and not something that was planned by Firefly or Ispace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Both are aiming for the lunar surface.A space twofer is scheduled to take place early Wednesday morning \u2014 two lunar missions for the price of one rocket launch.A SpaceX Falcon 9 will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the Blue Ghost lander built by Firefly Aerospace of Austin, Texas, and the Resilience lander from Ispace of Japan.When is the launch and how can I watch it?The launch is scheduled for 1:11 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. Forecasts predict a 90 percent chance of favorable weather.SpaceX will provide coverage of the launch on the social media platform X beginning about one hour before liftoff, or around 12:10 a.m. NASA will start a live video stream at 12:30 a.m. of Blue Ghost and the payloads it is carrying for the agency, which you can watch in the video player above. Ispace will provide coverage of its Resilience lander in English and Japanese starting at 12:20 a.m.If needed, a backup launch time is available on Thursday at 1:09 a.m., although the weather is less favorable.Why are two moon landers sharing one rocket?That is the result of fortuitous scheduling by SpaceX and not something that was planned by Firefly or Ispace.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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