Two Lunar Landers Are Headed for Ancient Impact Sites. What You Need to Know

SpaceX is gearing up to send a duo of landers to the Moon this January.

The Moon is the place to be right now. Commercial spacecraft are gearing up to land on the lunar surface, unboxing an array of tools and instruments to explore different regions of the Moon. Two of those robotic explorers are hitching a ride to the Moon, each taking a unique path to uncover its history and evolution while also paving the way for future human missions.lander and ispace’s Resilience lander are set to journey to the Moon aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

After landing in Mare Crisium, Blue Ghost will operate for a full lunar day , capture images of a lunar sunset, and collect data on how regolith on the Moon reacts to solar influences during lunar dusk, according to Texas-basedBlue Ghost’s payloads are designed to test lunar regolith sampling, radiation tolerance, a Moon-based global navigation system, and other technologies to inform future missions.to the Moon.

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