How a tiny briefcase-sized spacecraft will prospect for water on the Moon

A small solar-paneled spacecraft flies above the moon’s cratered surface. a beam of light emits from the spacecraft, illuminating the crater below. in the background, the curve of the Earth rises above the Moon. An artist’s illustration of the Lunar Flashlight mission. | Image: NASA

The Artemis I mission isn’t the only lunar mission happening this month. On Wednesday, November 30th, a SpaceX Falcon 9 is expected to launch a commercial Japanese lander called Hakuto-R to the Moon, carrying the United Arab Emirates Rashid rover. And there will also be an extra payload tucked inside the rocket: a tiny orbiter called Lunar Flashlight.

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