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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.

USA Today · 14d

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.

Digital Trends on MSN · 1d

See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has captured its first view of the moon.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Space on MSN · 5d

Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit.

SciTech Daily · 1d

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

For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf ...

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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot

Blue Ghost's final descent to the Moon is tentatively scheduled for March 2. The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ...

The Verge on MSN14d

Two private landers head to the moon to aid future NASA astronauts

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning carrying two private lunar landers into orbit in ...

Mashable on MSN14d

Watch SpaceX exquisitely set free a pair of moon landers in space

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is on its maiden voyage. The uncrewed spacecraft ...

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NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head...

Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Meanwhile, ...

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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Despite DEI demise, NASA still touts goal to land 1st woman, 1st person of color on moon

NASA’s plans to return to the moon continue to highlight goals of landing the first woman and first person of color on the ...

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From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025

NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...

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