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SELECT A MISSION: BLUE GHOST MISSION 1 | IM-2 | ARTEMIS II | ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE | MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION

BLUE GHOST MISSION 1 (Firefly Aerospace)

LINK: My Blue Ghost launch blog

The shadow of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is visible on the lunar landscape at Mare Crisium...as Earth lurks in the far distance on March 2, 2025
Firefly Aerospace

Launch: January 14, 2025 (10:11 PM, PST)

Destination: Moon - Mare Crisium - Mons Latreille region

Lunar Orbit Insertion: February 13, 2025

Landing: March 2, 2025 (12:34 AM, PST)

End of mission: March 16, 2025

Blue Ghost's time capsule: LifeShip's Pyramid on the Moon

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A photo of the LifeShip Pyramid attached to Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost landerA photo of the flight-ready Blue Ghost lander at Firefly Aerospace's manufacturing facility in Cedar Park, TexasA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on January 14, 2025 (Pacific Time)The Sun creates a 'diamond ring' effect as it emerges from behind the Earth in this eclipse photo taken by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander at Mare Crisium on the Moon, on March 14, 2025The lunar sunset as seen by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander right before its mission at Mare Crisium came to an end, on March 16, 2025


IM-2 (Intuitive Machines)

LINK: My Athena and MAPP Rover launch blog

A photo of Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on the lunar surface...on March 6, 2025
Intuitive Machines

Launch: February 26, 2025 (4:16 PM, PST)

Destination: Moon - Lunar South Pole - Mons Mouton region

Lunar Orbit Insertion: March 3, 2025

Landing: March 6, 2025 (10:28 AM, PST)

End of mission: March 6, 2025 (11:15 PM, PST)

*-Just like Odysseus on 2024's IM-1 mission, Athena unfortunately tipped over upon landing on the Moon on March 6, 2025. To make the situation worse, the spacecraft fell inside a small lunar crater...whose shadow was cast over much of the lander and prevented its batteries from being recharged by sunlight. Athena's power was fully depleted within hours.

MAPP Rover's time capsule: Messages submitted online that were stored on the flight computer of Lunar Outpost's robotic rover

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A screenshot of an e-mail I received from Lunar Outpost confirming that messages I submitted online are on the company's MAPP roverLunar Outpost's MAPP rover and Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander on display during a media event at Cape Canaveral, FloridaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander and Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida, on February 26, 2025A selfie that Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander took with Earth behind it, after launch on February 26, 2025With Earth visible in the distance, Intuitive Machines' Athena lander flies above the Moon after entering lunar orbit on March 3, 2025


ARTEMIS II (NASA / CSA / ESA)

LINK: My Space Launch System and Orion launch blog

A selfie that NASA's Orion spacecraft took with a solar eclipse behind it...on April 6, 2026
NASA

Launch: April 1, 2026 (3:35 PM, PDT)

Destination: Earth's Moon - Free-return trajectory

Lunar Flyby: April 6, 2026

Splashdown & End of mission: April 10, 2026 (5:07 PM, PDT)

Number of names on micro SD card placed inside Rise, Artemis II's zero-gravity indicator: 5.6 million

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My 'boarding pass' for the Artemis II missionThe Artemis II astronauts and Rise, their zero-gravity indicator, pose for a group photo inside the Orion capsule on April 7, 2026NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off on its first crewed flight from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B in Florida, on April 1, 2026The Earth sets below the lunar horizon, as seen by an Artemis II astronaut aboard the Orion capsule on April 6, 2026With its three main parachutes deployed, the Orion capsule is about to splash down into the Pacific Ocean to conclude the Artemis II mission, on April 10, 2026


ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE (NASA)

LINK: My Roman Space Telescope launch blog

An artist's concept of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope surveying the cosmos
GSFC / SVS

Launch: August 30, 2026 (4:26 AM, PDT)

Destination: Sun–Earth L2 orbit

Arrival: Three months after launch

Number of names on memory card: 1,350,144

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My 'boarding pass' for the Roman Space Telescope missionA commemorative plaque carrying a memory card that contains the names of over 1.3 million people is attached to the Roman Space TelescopeThe Roman Space Telescope is rotated to vertical during pre-launch processing inside of Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility in FloridaA SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the Roman Space Telescope lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on August 30, 2026A video screenshot showing the Roman Space Telescope floating away from its Falcon Heavy upper stage booster shortly after spacecraft separation, on August 30, 2026


MARTIAN MOONS EXPLORATION (JAXA / CNES / DLR)

LINK: My MMX launch blog

An artist's concept of JAXA's MMX spacecraft approaching the Martian moon Phobos
JAXA

Launch: October 20, 2026 (4:41 AM, JST)

Destination: Martian moon Phobos

Arrival at Phobos: August 2027

Landing on Phobos' surface: 2029

Departure from Phobos' surface: 2030

Return to Earth: 2031

Number of names and messages on memory card aboard the Idefix rover: Over 5,000

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My certificate for the MMX missionA technician installs an SD memory card containing the names and messages of over 5,000 people onto the Idefix roverThe MMX spacecraft undergoes final preparations for launchAn H3-24L rocket carrying the MMX spacecraft launches from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, on October 20, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)


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