A tiny NASA moon probe that aims to hunt for lunar water ice went along for the ride as well.
The rocket's first stage came back for a landing at Cape Canaveral just over eight minutes after launch. The Falcon 9's upper stageas planned about 47 minutes after liftoff, then ejected a tiny NASA moon probe called Lunar Flashlight six minutes later.
will hunt for water ice in shadowed craters near the moon's south pole, the planned site of an Artemis base.
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