A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thunders away from the Kennedy Space Center, boosting two privately-built robotic moon landers toward space. Both were successfully deployed and are now on their way to ...

Welcome to Edition 8.02 of the Rocket Report! It's worth taking a moment to recognize an important anniversary in the history ...

When your data is just too precious for this world, look to the moon for a safe space to store it. Yep, that big rock with very little atmosphere, pock-holed by craters, and a perpetual 'bad side'.

A test of a new rocket motor for NASA ’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a powerful blaze and scattering debris. Northrop Grumman, lead contractor ...

Intuitive Machines Another privately-built moon lander, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, was launched by a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket on Jan. 15 and is on course to land on the moon early Sunday.

In honor of the 56th anniversary of the moon landing, which started Florida’s reputation as a rocket launch hub, here’s more about Earth’s natural satellite.

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 16, 2025, Section A, Page 17 of the New York edition with the headline: SpaceX Launches Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket.

UPDATED: January 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM EST The Space Coast is set for another busy year in 2025 with new moon missions, new spacecraft and the debut of a new rocket.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thunders away from the Kennedy Space Center, boosting two privately-built robotic moon landers toward space. Both were successfully deployed and are now on their way to ...