Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Is on the Moon. Here’s What to Expect Next
Firefly Aerospace’s successful touchdown marks a new era of frequent commercial trips to the Moon, paving the way for a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. Before we get too ahead of ourselves, however, we’ve got the ongoing mission to attend to.
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.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 has touched down successfully, and marks a key milestone in NASA’s quest to have ...
On Jan. 15, a commercial lunar lander launched from Earth carrying the United States' first robotic rover designed to explore ...
The Blue Ghost touchdown kicks off two weeks of around-the-clock research by NASA science and technology payloads.
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Moon landings were once exclusive to government agencies, but Firefly Aerospace is now the second company to do it.
If you planning on tuning in to the full moon in March, you'll be in for a suprise in the form of a total lunar eclipse.
The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets ...
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