Firefly’s ghostly landing proves a scrappy company can shoot for the Moon
The lunar lander, called Blue Ghost, settled onto the Moon's surface at 2:34 am CST (3:34 am EST; 08:34 UTC). A few dozen engineers in Firefly's mission control room monitored real-time data streaming down from a quarter-million miles away.
How Firefly Aerospace Emerges from Bankruptcy and Completes Historic Moon Landing
Firefly’s lunar landing is NASA’s second CLPS mission. The first took place last year, when Intuitive Machines—another Texas-based private space company—sent its lander to the Moon in February 2024. However, the company’s lander toppled over after touching down, limiting aspects of the mission.
Firefly Aerospace is poised to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon on Sunday in partnership with NASA, part of the agency’s ...
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Earth shines over the moon in amazing 1st photos from private Blue Ghost lander. 'We're all in that picture.'A major highlight of the mission will take place on March 14, when Blue Ghost captures high-definition images of a total ...
Moon landings were once exclusive to government agencies, but Firefly Aerospace is now the second company to do it.
Firefly Aerospace has posted Full High Definition video of the surface of the Moon captured by a spacecraft preparing for an ambitious landing.
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