NASA, Lunar Trailblazer and Moon

NASA's brand-new Lunar Trailblazer probe suffers glitch on way to the moon
NASA's water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer probe is experiencing communication and power issues while it makes its way to the moon following a Feb. 26 launch.
There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space history
Three private lunar landers are on their way to the moon right now, a surge of exploration never before seen in spaceflight history.
Meet Trailblazer: A Spunky NASA Probe on a Mission to Map the Moon’s Water
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory described the complicated maneuver that will get the Trailblazer in a position to reach lunar orbit in a release published this week. Lunar Trailblazer will separate from its rocket approximately 48 minutes after launch, the release stated, and head towards the Moon for a minimum two-year mission.
SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)
SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.
1st private spacecraft to attempt to travel beyond the moon appears to be in trouble
Space mining company AstroForge launched its Odin asteroid probe this week, but the mission is suffering from unknown issues.
2 lunar landings in a week for NASA's private moon fleet
More than 50 years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to the lunar surface, when the first private lander touched down last February 2024. Now, starting Sunday, two more missions are set to follow within a single week,
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Goes Silent in Space – Can Engineers Bring It Back?
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9, successfully deploying into space. But soon after, the mission ...
Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon
On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics ...
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What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe is on a mission to find out
The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which ...
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NASA Orbiter Will Map the Lunar Water Cycle
NASA launched a lunar orbiter Wednesday night that will trace the Moon's elusive water cycle. Lunar Trailblazer, a ...
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NASA launches satellite for mission to map water on the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral carrying NASA's Lunar Trailblazer orbiter built by Lockheed Martin's space division. The satellite was a ...
Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...
Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center to lunar south pole
The Falcon 9 rocket turned twilight into day as it leaped off the launch pad — its payload destined for the moon on a mission ...
'Literally, figuratively over the moon': Firefly's Blue Ghost lands on lunar surface
The Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the surface of the moon early Sunday morning, kicking off a two-week research mission and marking the latest lunar landing by a private U.S.