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.
Blue Ghost Lunar Mission Sticks Its Landing on the Moon
Once it arrived, the lander took plenty of pictures of our nearest celestial neighbor. From here, Blue Ghost will spend the next two weeks in lunar orbit, awaiting its chance to land and start performing its various experiments. The expected landing date is March 2.
The Blue Ghost was carrying 10 science and technology instruments to collect data for NASA. It landed softly in an "upright, ...
Firefly Aerospace successfully reached the lunar surface, to be followed in short order by space companies Intuitive Machines ...
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