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Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit

Blue Ghost Lowers Orbit and Snaps Rare Views of the Moon’s Far Side

The latest private lunar lander is a little closer to its destination. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost fired its engines early in the morning of February 18, marking the latest stage in its 45-day long trip to the Moon.

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'Goodbye Earth, hello moon': What Blue Ghost lander has been up to in NASA mission

"trans lunar injection." Then on Thursday, the lander, named Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes to propel the spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit toward the moon. The engine burn was the most challenging the lander had conducted with its main engine and thrusters since launching Jan.

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Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander lowered its orbit around the moon Tuesday (Feb. 18), sending back gorgeous footage from just over the lunar surface.

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Why the 1st private lunar lander failed

It has been about seven months since Peregrine, a silvery lander that shot for the moon ... spacecraft to fly aboard the ...

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2025 is going to be another big year for commercial moon missions

As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying ...

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The next leg of the new moon race is about to kick off — and it could be the most exciting yet

Its Peregrine lander began leaking fuel after reaching ... SpaceX’s Starship — but the statement did not say whether the rocket may be ready for such a demo this year.

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After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer

However, all was not lost. NASA had committed to the contract and said Astrobotic could fly a mass simulator to the Moon. The ...

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We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission

The lander, dubbed "Blue Ghost," hitched a ride on Jan. 15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a 1:11 a.m. EST launch from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center ... off its own moon landing attempt in January 2024 when its Peregrine lander began leaking a critical amount of fuel.

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