Update: Wednesday, January 15, 9:10 a.m.
ET from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Moon is about to get busy.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost spacecraft shortly after reaching Earth orbit.Image: SpaceX
Firefly AerospacesBlue Ghostlander and ispaces Resilience lander areset for launch on Wednesday, January 15 at 1:11 a.m. NASA will livestream the launch on itswebsiteandNASA+, with the broadcast beginning at 12:30 a.m. you’ve got the option to also tune in to the live feed below.
Fireflysmission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, will take 45 days to reach the Moon.
The Resilience lander, on the other hand, will follow a much slower route to the Moon.
The basalts in Mare Crisium are between 2.5 and 3.3 billion years old, according toNASA.
Whats inside the Blue Ghost lander?
The mission is set to operate for a full lunar daythe equivalent of 14 days on Earth.
What did ispace pack into its Moon mission?
Tenacious is equipped with a high-definition camera and a shovel.
Its second mission is scheduled for launch sometime in February and will target the Moons south polar region.
What were about to witness this week is only just the beginning.
Additional reporting by George Dvorsky.
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