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A spacecraft built by a private company in the United States and Japan has begun its journey to the moon using a SpaceX rocket.
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:09 a.m. (06:09 GMT) on Wednesday, carrying astronauts from the US space agency Firefly Aerospace and their Japanese counterparts.
The spacecraft will separate from the SpaceX rocket when it reaches lunar orbit and conduct an independent survey.
This is the latest in a growing commercial journey to the moon.
Blue Ghost is expected to take about 45 days to reach the Moon, once it separates from the SpaceX rocket.
It will then drill down, collect samples and also take X-ray images to “advance research for future human missions to the moon and provide insights into how atmospheric conditions affect the planet”, according to SpaceX.
