Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth's nearest neighbor a month or so from now.
Cedar Park's Firefly Aerospace Celebrates Successful Launch of Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on SpaceX Rocket
Firefly Aerospace launches Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a 45-day journey to conduct scientific experiments on the moon.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
Blue Ghost's main mission will be research. It will hang out in Earth's orbit for 25 days taking measurements and waiting for the right time to fling itself to the moon. After four days in transit, Blue Ghost will spend 16 days in lunar orbit collecting more data before descending to Mare Crisium, one of the largest basins on the moon.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
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First Glimpse of the Moon: Blue Ghost Advances NASA’s Cutting-Edge Lunar Tech
Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 has taken a significant leap toward the Moon, with its successful second engine burn positioning the spacecraft for lunar orbit. NASA’s science and technology instruments aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 are making steady progress toward the Moon.
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Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket
Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring ...
Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches historic dual mission with Blue Ghost and Resilience moon landers
The mission featured two robotic lunar landers: one from Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and another from the Japanese space ...
Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket launches two private moon landers
Simultaneous launches signal growing private interest in lunar exploration, traditionally dominated by governments.
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Blue Ghost Moon Lander Catches GPS Signal From 205,000 Miles Away, Sets Distance Record
The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander used one of its instruments to calculate a navigation fix at a distance of more than ...
Falcon 9 rocket launches iSpace and Firefly Space lander on its way to the moon
SpaceX has launched the lunar landers of two aerospace companies from the USA and Japan. One of them is hoping for success at ...
Two Private Lunar Landers Launch Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 for Moon Missions
Blue Ghost and Resilience, two private lunar landers, launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, advancing lunar exploration ...
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We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
A photo captured by SpaceX also provides a look at the lunar lander prior to separation from the Falcon 9 rocket as Earth hovers far below. Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander stands more ...
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SpaceX launches rocket carrying two lunar landers
(CNN Newsource/NASA) SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15, carrying spacecraft designed for lunar missions. The launch supports NASA's goal of returning humans to the moon and includes the ...