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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Touches Down on Moon

Sunrise on the moon captured by Blue Ghost spacecraft after NASA and Firefly Aerospace announce successful lunar landing

The Blue Ghost spacecraft has taken its first images of the lunar surface as Firefly Aerospace and NASA celebrate a successful moon landing.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander makes it to the moon. What's next?

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side.

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Former NASA astronaut explains why Firefly’s ‘Blue Ghost’ moon landing is so rare

A robotic lunar lander built by Texas-based company Firefly has successfully landed on the moon making it only the second private-sector company ever to achieve a soft lunar landing. Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao explains why these landings are so rare.

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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 ...

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How Firefly Aerospace Emerges from Bankruptcy and Completes Historic Moon Landing

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.

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Firefly Aerospace becomes first commercial company to successfully land on moon

Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched ...

Start-up lands on the moon – its first mission is to take a selfie

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander is the first private company to put a spacecraft on the moon without crashing or ...

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