"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander spent a month orbiting Earth after launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket in January ... battery power for a few hours into the dark lunar night before finally going silent.

When there’s a launch window in the middle of the night or very early morning, there’s an opportunity for unique photos — the rocket lights up the dark sky and the contrail after makes for a ...