The Blue Ghost mission from Firefly Aerospace performed a picture-perfect landing 10 days ago, since when it has been deploying its payloads onto the lunar surface and collecting science data.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captured stunning views of the moon from about 62 miles (100 km) above the surface. The footage, sped up 10 times, was captured during its third orbital maneuver.

Blue Ghost is delivering a fleet of NASA instruments to study the moon's environment ahead of human exploration. Trump issues executive orders addressing lumber production, national security ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon, marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home,” Firefly said in a statement.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander made the most of its last few hours of life on the moon. The solar-powered Blue Ghost shut down on Sunday evening (March 16), shortly after the sun set ...

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Blue Ghost traveled more than 2.8 million miles over 45 days to reach its destination. It touched down beside the moon's Mons Latreille volcanic feature, in the lunar plain called Mare Crisium.

Firefly's robotic Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 experiments and technology demonstrations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.