“Lunar Trailblazer is being conducted in a fortunate time,” Dr. Ehlmann said, “because there’s a lot of interest in the moon, meaning there are opportunities to get a ride to the moon.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.

Lonestar has now sent data to the moon’s surface twice. Both Intuitive Machines landers it has hitched a ride on have tipped over. A faulty landing knocked a leg off and tipped over the first ...

A lunar rock sample collected in 1972 by Apollo 17 — the final U.S. moon mission — once held a place of honor on a shelf in President Joe Biden's Oval Office. It was a gift from NASA ...

It also opened up the Falcon rocket to ride-sharing. Tag-alongs included NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer satellite, which will fly separately to the moon over the next several months before entering ...