Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth's nearest neighbor a month or so from now.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
Blue Ghost's main mission will be research. It will hang out in Earth's orbit for 25 days taking measurements and waiting for the right time to fling itself to the moon. After four days in transit, Blue Ghost will spend 16 days in lunar orbit collecting more data before descending to Mare Crisium, one of the largest basins on the moon.
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.
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 ancient 350-mile-wide (560-kilometer) impact basin in the northeast part of the near side of the Moon.
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.
Cedar Park's Firefly Aerospace Celebrates Successful Launch of Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on SpaceX Rocket
Firefly Aerospace launches Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a 45-day journey to conduct scientific experiments on the moon.
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
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Japan's Resilience moon lander views Earth's most remote region from orbit (photo)
The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.
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 ...
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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SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (video, photos)
The two lunar landers — Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, and Resilience, built by the Japanese company ispace — lifted off ...
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Two lunar missions: Firefly Blue Ghost and ispace lander launch from Kennedy Space Center
That was fitting considering onboard this SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket were two lunar landers − ispace's lightweight lander known as RESILIENCE and Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, which is carrying 10 ...
Intuitive Machines Delivers Second Lunar Mission Lander to Cape Canaveral, Florida
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines” or the “Company”), a space exploration, infrastructure, ...
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Thales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop the Argonaut Lunar Lander for cargo delivery
The lander will fly to the Moon and land on its surface assuring the European autonomous access to the Moon Thales Alenia Space plays a pioneering role to enable the European autonomous access to the ...
Thales Alenia Space Strikes 862 Million Euro Deal With European Space Agency
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, on Thursday announced a 862 million euro ($896.9 million) order from the European Space Agency for the development of the Argonaut ...