A privately built spacecraft is about to attempt a moon landing
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, developed in partnership with NASA, aims to touch down on the moon early Sunday. Only one private company has accomplished the feat before.
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Marvellous views of Moon captured by private lunar lander
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost shuttle will attempt to make a descent on the lunar surface on 2 March.BBC News - 1d -
Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" prepares to land on the moon
No American spacecraft has successfully landed intact and upright on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, but one private space company is looking to change that. Firefly Aerospace will be landing its ...CBS News - 14h -
Intuitive Machines’ stock climbs as second moon-landing mission launches
IM-2 is a “very complicated” prospecting mission that will deploy a drill, hopper and rover on the lunar surface, according to the company’s CEO.MarketWatch - 2d -
Private plane crash that killed a pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue, NTSB report says
PHOENIX — Prior damage to the landing gear on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash earlier this month, according to a preliminary report ...NBC News - 1d -
A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
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Another lunar lander is heading to the moon. Here's what to know about its complex mission.
SpaceX has launched another lunar lander, named Athena, with the mission to deliver groundbreaking technology to the south pole of the moon. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has more.CBS News - 2d -
Meet the Company Talking Big About Using AI to Render Private Wealth Managers Obsolete
Range hasn’t released a client-facing AI agent yet, but CEO Fahad Hassan claims private wealth managers will be gone in a decade.Inc. - 1d -
Virgin Galactic’s new spacecraft looms large as company eyes future profitability
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. says it is making progress building its new Delta-class spacecraft, which it says will help unlock the company’s future profitability.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trump: 'We want the Keystone XL Pipeline built!'
President Trump is calling for the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline, the controversial oil pipeline canceled by President Biden in 2021. In a Monday evening post on his Truth Social platform, ...The Hill - 4d
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