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.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Is on the Moon. Here’s What to Expect Next
Firefly Aerospace’s successful touchdown marks a new era of frequent commercial trips to the Moon, paving the way for a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. Before we get too ahead of ourselves, however, we’ve got the ongoing mission to attend to.
Recent science news highlights the postponement of Ariane 6's launch, Firefly Aerospace's successful lunar landing with Blue ...
Firefly Aerospace successfully reached the lunar surface, to be followed in short order by space companies Intuitive Machines ...
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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