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NASA, Lunar Trailblazer and moon

NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead
"While it was not the outcome we had hoped for, mission experiences like Lunar Trailblazer help us to learn and reduce the risk for future, low-cost small satellites to do innovative science as we prepare for a sustained human presence on the moon.
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment
The Lunar Trailblazer mission was one of several commercial spaceflights planned for travel to the moon during 2025. Its goal was to create high-resolution maps of any water on the moon's surface, as well as assessing how much water was present,
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends without mapping moon
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon ended in failure after contact with was lost a day after the launch in February and communication never regained.
Sadly, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer failed to do what it said on the tin
The Lunar Trailblazer hitched a ride on the second Intuitive Machines robotic lunar lander mission, IM-2, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 26, 2025. The spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket about 48 minutes after launch,
Lunar Trailblazer trails off as NASA loses probe to the void
Stricken spacecraft gives scientists the silent treatment NASA has called it quits on attempts to contact its Lunar Trailblazer probe, notching up a failure in its low-cost, high-risk science program.
Is there a launch today? Upcoming NASA, SpaceX, ULA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
The Cape's August launch schedule kicks off with NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission, with space fans anticipating target dates for ...
Blue Origin and five other companies study how orbital transfer vehicles can aid NASA
Blue Origin is among six companies that will help NASA learn how orbital transfer vehicles can deliver spacecraft to ...
Launch recap: SpaceX rocket launches NASA Crew-11 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Following a weather scrub, SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-11 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. The liftoff occurred 11:43 a.m.
Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM
Back-to-back engine failures doomed a privately developed Australian rocket moments after liftoff Tuesday, cutting short a ...
SpaceX punches through Crew-11 launch while NASA mulls space station commitment
SpaceX was back one day after a weather-related scrub and threaded the needle amid threatening clouds to send up the Crew-11 ...
NASA SpaceX Crew-11 rocket launch in Florida: What time is liftoff near Cape Canaveral?
Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket could be visible from Daytona Beach to Fort Pierce, ...
NASA rocket launch live coverage and more coming to Netflix: When, how to watch
NASA and Netflix announced that all of the U.S. space agency's live coverage will soon debut on one of the world's most ...
U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO retires. Nationwide search to be held for replacement
Kimberly Robinson is retiring from her position as executive director and CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the center ...
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NASA is launching a rocket from New Mexico: Here’s the mission
NASA will launch a sounding rocket Friday, July 18 from New Mexico near the Texas border. Here's what to know about the ...
Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite
Rocket Lab launched a synthetic aperture radar satellite dubbed QPS-SAR-12 for the Japanese company IQS on Tuesday morning, ...
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NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to ...