United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled to launch on January 8.

The rocket will carry Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander, aiming to be the first fully private spacecraft to land on the moon.

The Vulcan rocket has the potential to replace ULA's current launch vehicles, competing with SpaceX.

The rocket is powered by Blue Origin's BE-4 engines and Northrop Grumman GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters and can carry up to 25.8 metric tons to Low Earth Orbit.

This mission marks the first flight of Blue Origin's BE-4 rocket engines on Vulcan's first-stage booster.

Astrobotic received $79.5 million in funding from NASA for this mission.