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.

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.

The Blue Ghost lander touched down on the moon's surface at 3:34 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 2, coming in for a soft landing and touching down safely and upright with its payload of science ...

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.

Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA’s partnership with the private sector Mar 3, 2025 6:30 PM EDT By — Geoff Bennett By — Karina Cuevas Leave your feedback ...

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, 2025.

Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA’s partnership with the private sector NASA’s partnership with the private sector took a key step forward with a successful moon landing. The Blue Ghost ...

For instance, Blue Ghost launched on Jan. 15 along with another private lunar lander, Tokyo-based ispace's Resilience, which is expected to make its own touchdown attempt on June 5.

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.