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The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander mission went into lunar orbit and is scheduled to land in Mare Crisium NET 02 March at 08:45 UT (3:45 a.m. EST). For more, including information on coverage of the landing, see the NASA press release
The Japanese Space Agency Resilience (Hakuto-M2) lunar lander and rover and the Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander were launched successfully on 15 January 2025 at 06:11 UT (1:11 a.m. EST). For more, see the NASA press release and the ispace news release.
The European Space Agency Bepi-Colombo mission made its sixth Mercury flyby on 08 January.
This Day in Planetary and Lunar Exploration History
- 1931
- Johannes Winkler launches Europe's first liquid-fueled rocket, in Dessau, Germany, to about 10 feet.
- 1969
- First launch of Soviet heavy N1 rocket at Baikonur ends in failure after 69 seconds when engines shut down.
- 1972
- Luna 20 sample return mission touches down in the Apollonius highlands on the Moon.
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