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.
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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 is literally and figuratively over the moon,” said Jason Kim, the CEO of Firefly Aerospace in a statement. "Our Blue ...
Firefly will be livestreaming the landing attempt on its YouTube page. The livestream will start at 2:20 a.m. ET on Sunday, ...
Firefly Aerospace lands Blue Ghost spacecraft on moon, beginning two-week research mission in global moon race.
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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.
Now, Firefly is about to find out if its lunar program is a technical success. Landing on the Moon is risky. In the last decade, the success rate for lunar landing attempts is a little above 50 ...
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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