{"id":21501,"date":"2025-01-15T20:31:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T12:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-spacex-launch-a-double-lunar-lander-mission\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T20:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T12:31:18","slug":"watch-spacex-launch-a-double-lunar-lander-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-spacex-launch-a-double-lunar-lander-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch SpaceX launch a double lunar lander mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"40101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/gg0axitaoaahyjo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SpaceX Falcon 9 Merah Putih 2\" data-image-description=\"\n\n<p>SpaceX social media<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Image: SpaceX<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/GG0AXitaoAAhYjO.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024&#8243;><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\tImage: SpaceX\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later tonight, SpaceX plans to launch not one but two lunar landers to the Moon using only one rocket. The primary lander, Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost, is contracted under NASA. Meanwhile, the secondary payload is a lunar lander for Japan\u2019s i-space called Hakuto-R.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMdYV3_rlP8?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMdYV3_rlP8?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"more-42291\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-launch-info\">Important launch info<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Launch Window Open:&nbsp;<\/strong>1:06 A.M. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Launch Window Closes:<\/strong>&nbsp;4:45 A.M. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Current Liftoff Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;1:11 A.M. ET<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-42291',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weather:<\/strong>&nbsp;10% chance of violation<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Propellent Loading:<\/strong>&nbsp;Complete<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-updates\">Updates<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All times EST<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:44 A.M \u2013<\/strong> Hakuto-R lander separation confirmed. Completing coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:38 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Third second stage burn complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:24 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Spacecraft canister, the part that supported Blue Ghost\u2019s weight during launch, has been jettisoned. Revealing i-space\u2019s lander underneath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:19 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 second stage will coast for about 13 more minutes before restarting its engine for a third and final time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:17 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lander separation confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:11 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Falcon 9 second stage burn two complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:22 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> The second stage will now coast for about 40 minutes until a second burn of Falcon 9\u2019s second stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:20 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Nominal orbit insertion. Booster landing confirmed on droneship JRTI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:19 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> SECO-1. Booster landing burn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:18 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Booster entry burn has begun. Entry burn shutdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:15 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Fairings deployed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:14 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>MECO. Second engine startup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:13 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Max-Q. M-Vac engine chill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:11 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Liftoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:10 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Falcon 9 in startup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:09 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Booster liquid oxygen fueling is complete. Stage 2 liquid oxygen propellent is complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:07 A.M. \u2013 <\/strong>Strongback retract has begun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:06 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> T-5 minutes, all systems are go for launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:05 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Engine chill on the Falcon 9 booster has begun. First stage RP-1 loading complete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1:01 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> T-10 minutes until launch, no concerns have been raised. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:57 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Both spacecraft are on internal power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:51 A.M. \u2013<\/strong> Large vent has begun, signaling propellent loading is finishing up. Stage 2 liquid oxygen and RP-1 has already finished.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-firefly-s-blue-ghost-lander\">About Firefly\u2019s Blue Ghost lander<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract, Firefly\u2018s mission with Blue Ghost is to successfully land ten scientific experiments on the lunar surface. If all goes to plan, after a 45-day transit to the Moon and a soft touchdown, the experiments will operate for a full lunar day, about 14 Earth days, before likely succumbing to the harshness of the lunar night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Firefly\u2019s first attempt at landing on the Moon. So while we don\u2019t expect any issues with the launch of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9, it\u2019s eight so far this year, lots can go wrong on the way to space. Not a single CLPS lander has successfully soft-landed on the lunar surface. The closest was Intuitive Machines, which did land on the Moon but tilted over on its side due to a broken landing leg. Astrobotic\u2019s attempt never made it to the Moon and instead burned up in Earth\u2019s atmosphere due to a ruptured propellant tank during transit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As NASA\u2019s lunar exploration program is up in the air with the incoming administration, a hope still exists that a true lunar economy can be built with NASA\u2019s help.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-i-space-s-hakuto-r-lander\">About i-space\u2019s Hakuto-R lander<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tagging along for the ride, and also hoping for the first commercial soft landing on the Moon, i-space will be attempting its second lunar landing. It\u2019s last lander making a crash landing. Its goal will be to make a soft landing and deploy its micro-rover on the surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will also have a NASA mission, collecting a sample of lunar regolith. While this won\u2019t be returned, it will show NASA that a commercial partner has the capability of gathering samples if needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of these missions will further push NASA\u2019s Artemis program forward as the agency attempts to return to the Moon for the long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21501"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21501\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}