Two Lunar Landers Set For Launch Jan. 15

Credit: Firefly Aerospace
CAPE CANAVERAL—A third NASA-sponsored commercial lunar lander is slated to launch Jan. 15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost vehicle will share the ride with another lunar lander owned by Japan’s iSpace. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A is targeted...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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