A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth's dusty sidekick.

Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring the moon.

In recent years, several spacecraft failed in their attempts to land on the moon. But 2025 may offer crucial second chances.

The SpaceX rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:11 a.m. ET. Tucked inside the rocket’s bullet-shaped nose cone were the two lunar landers — hailing from two different countries. The first is Blue Ghost, a 6.6-foot-tall (2-meter-tall) lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace, a Cedar Park, Texas-based company.

SpaceX launched two lunar landers for US and Japanese companies to the moon. Tokyo-based ispace's lander, Resilience, and Texas-based Firefly Aerospace's lander, Blue Ghost, share the same rocket to save costs.

Japanese startup Space Walker aims to make space transportation as "accessible as commercial air travel today."

Frank Sinatra once crooned, "Fly me to the moon. Let me play among the stars," and for two companies, including one here in Texas, SpaceX granted that wish.

Lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies are poised to “rideshare” to the Moon, showcasing the private

SpaceX launches lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies, aiming to advance lunar exploration and research.

SpaceX has launched a pair of lunar landers for US and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business up there.

The two landers are expected to touch down on the surface of the moon in two and four months respectively.View on euronews