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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows the natural satellite all alone, a small grayish dot in an empty black sea; the other is a selfie, showing the moon glowing above some of Blue Ghost's golden hardware.
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.
Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is healthy on its way to the moon, and even witnessed a solar eclipse from space when Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the spacecraft.
FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission
The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Monday hours from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
NASA has updated its list of potential landing sites for the next human visit to the moon, which is planned for 2026. The Artemis III mission will see the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo era, and the plan is for astronauts to explore the moon's South Pole region where there is thought to be water ice on the lunar surface.
Firefly Aerospace kicks off first moon mission after SpaceX launch
The lander of Texas-based rocket and spacecraft builder Firefly Aerospace has begun a 45-day trip to the moon.
Firefly Aerospace's, NASA successfully launch Blue Ghost lunar lander to moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the SpaceX rocket before separating an hour later. The lunar lander — part of a mission known as Blue Ghost Mission 1 or Ghost Riders in the Sky — will spend 45 days in orbit and 14 days on the surface of the moon.
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Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander
Firefly Aerospace's first mission to the moon is poised to launch in the early morning hours on Jan. 15. A total of 10 NASA payloads, more than any CLPS mission to date, are flying on Ghost Riders ...
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 ...
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Firefly Aerospace to launch its first mission to the moon next week
Next week, a new lander will be launched to the moon carrying NASA science instruments as part of the agency’s push to incorporate more private companies into its lunar program. Firefly ...
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Firefly punches NASA moon ticket with overnight SpaceX launch
The rocket surged through the clear skies under a nearly full, waning gibbous moon. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander was launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 and deployed for a 45-day trip ...
Private moon spacecraft just took a breathtaking snapshot of Earth
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps ...
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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 ...