The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...

NASA image of Buzz Aldrin on the moon during Apollo 11. The recent Odysseus lander marks the first time that the U.S. has returned to the moon since Apollo 17. NASA image of Buzz Aldrin on the ...

The commercially-built 6-foot-6 tall lander carried 10 experiments for NASA, as well as a vacuum to suck up moon dirt for analysis and a drill to measure temperatures as deep as 10 feet below the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost made history, becoming ...

The Firefly Blue Ghost Lander, a white dot in the inset box. Image: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter managed to capture a photo of Firefly Aerospace’s ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander is seen as bright pixel casting a shadow in the middle of the box in this photo, which was taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on March 2 ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the moon for NASA. The lander, dubbed "Blue Ghost," hitched a ride on Jan. 15 aboard a ...

It was the first successful commercial moon landing. The lander delivered 10 NASA science and delivery payloads to the Mare Crisium basin, which is a lava-flooded region on the near side of the ...

The lunar lander, which could launch this week aboard a SpaceX rocket, is among a fleet of moon-bound uncrewed spacecraft slated to get off the ground in 2025. NASA's Artemis campaign envisions ...

The Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander arrived on the moon on March 2 to deliver a suite of science and technology instruments, according to NASA. This handout photograph taken and ...

An artist’s conception shows the Blue Moon MK1 lander on the moon. (Blue Origin Illustration) NASA says it has penciled in Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK1 cargo lander to deliver a scientific ...

with the aim of landing on the moon in March. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the SpaceX rocket before ...