A Japanese startup was hoping that the second time will be the charm as it targets a landing on the surface of the Moon Thursday afternoon. Read through our live blog for the latest updates on the landing attempt for ispace and its Resilience lander as they happened.
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NASA to soon announce winner of first commercial lunar lander competition
Within days, NASA is expected to select a winner from a roster of nine eligible companies to try and become the first commercial entity to accomplish a soft landing on the moon with a robotic spacecraft. The privately-developed probe would be the vanguard in a series of unpiloted missions intended to deliver science instruments to the lunar surface and prepare for a human expedition as soon as 2024.
Falcon 9
Scorched SpaceX rocket returns to port in Florida, ready to launch a fourth time
Singed and blackened from three fiery trips to the edge of space and back, a Falcon 9 rocket returned to Cape Canaveral on Sunday after a mission last that week carried the Israeli Beresheet moon lander into orbit, ready for inspections before attempting a fourth — and likely final — launch this spring.