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[ad_1] SpaceX on Wednesday postponed by one day a mission to launch the first private and Japanese lander to the Moon. SpaceX on Wednesday postponed by one day a mission to launch the first private -- and Japanese -- lander to the Moon. A Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to blast off at 3:37 am (0837 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX said on Twitter that the delay was to carry out more pre-flight checks. Until now, only the United States, Russia and China have managed to put a robot on the lunar surface. The mission, by Japanese company ispace, is the first of a program called Hakuto-R. The lander would touch down around April 2023 on the visible side of the Moon, in the Atlas crater, according to a company statement. Measuring just over 2 by 2.5 meters, it c...

[ad_1] NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm. NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida.After two previously canceled launch attempts, NASA is weighing returning the Artemis 1 mission rocket to its assembly site under the threat of extreme weather. "NASA is forgoing a launch opportunity... and preparing for rollback (from the launchpad), while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian," it said on Saturday. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Ian is due to "rapidly intensify" ...

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SpaceX postpones mission to put Japanese lander on Moon

NASA scraps Tuesday Moon launch due to storm