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SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now scheduled to launch to the moon at 1:11 a.m. EST ( 0611 GMT ) on Wednesday, Jan. 15 .

The mission, known as " Ghost Riders in the Sky ," will see Blue Ghost ride to space aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

After launching, Blue Ghost will spend 25 days orbiting Earth before performing an engine burn to put it on a lunar transit trajectory.

Once there, it will spend 16 days orbiting the moon while preparing for an autonomous landing on the surface.

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