Moon landing attempt: Another US lunar lander blasts off
Time:2024-05-08 20:53:32 Source:entertainmentViews(143)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back.
NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, is hoping for a successful moon landing next week as it seeks to jumpstart the lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions.
SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off in the middle of the night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, dispatching Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander on its way to the moon, 230,000 miles (370,000 kilometers) away.
The lander resembled a stunning six-pointed star jewel — each point a leg — as it successfully separated from the upper stage and drifted off into the black void with the blue Earth far below.
You may also like
- Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
- Cyberstuck! Tesla's 'apocalypse
- German track star Alica Schmidt, dubbed 'the world's sexiest athlete', qualifies for the Olympics
- The Celtics and Cavaliers last met in playoffs in 2018. This time Boston is the team to beat
- Busch hits game
- Congo military releases 2 Kenya Airways staffers held for 2 weeks over cargo dispute
- Gerard Butler appears in high spirits as he watches Chelsea FC thrash West Ham 5
- I survived being 'internally decapitated' after a drunk driver plowed into me
- Donald Trump moves much of his White House campaign to New York