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2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey

This photo provided by SpaceX in January 2025 shows the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lunar lander being placed in a rocket fairing. (SpaceX via AP)

This photo provided by Firefly Aerospace in January 2025 shows the Blue Ghost lunar lander in a clean room. (Firefly Aerospace via AP)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

This photo provided by ispace in January 2025 shows the company's Micro Rover. (ispace via AP)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

This photo provided by ispace in January 2025 shows the Resilience lunar lander. (ispace via AP)