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We’re going to the Moon tonight. ⁣ ⁣ FireflyAerospace’s Blue Ghost lander will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 UTC) on Jan. 15 from NASAKennedy in Florida. Coverage begins on NASA+ at 12:30am ET (0530 UTC). ⁣ ⁣ Blue Ghost will deliver 10 NASA science and technology payloads to the lunar surface to help us better understand the Moon ahead of future #Artemis missions. How can we enable more precise navigation on the Moon? How do spacecraft interact with the lunar surface? How does Earth’s magnetic field influence the effects of space weather on our home planet? NASA’s instruments on this flight will conduct first-of-their-kind demonstrations to help answer these questions.⁣ ⁣ Image description: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander getting encapsulated in SpaceX’s rocket fairing ahead of launch. The lander is covered in copper-colored thermal blankets. The lander appears in the shell of the Falcon 9 rocket inside of a large white room with overhead lights. T...

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