Blue Ghost Advances NASA’s Cutting-Edge Lunar Tech

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.
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.
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.
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.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
NASA has updated its list of potential landing sites for the next human visit to the moon, which is planned for 2026. The Artemis III mission will see the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo era, and the plan is for astronauts to explore the moon's South Pole region where there is thought to be water ice on the lunar surface.
Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)
Both NASA and Firefly Aerospace say Blue Ghost remains healthy as it prepares to make for lunar orbit sometime next month.
Two lunar missions: Firefly Blue Ghost and ispace lander launch from Kennedy Space Center
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for NASA.
See the incredible view of our planet captured by the Blue Ghost spacecraft
The Blue Ghost lunar mission has captured a gorgeous image of Earth as it ramps up its journey toward the moon.
Ghost Riders in the Sky: Firefly's Blue Ghost mission to the moon set to launch from KSC
Ghost Riders in the Sky is what Firefly Aerospace and NASA are calling a mission set to launch to the moon this week, delivering 10 science and technology instruments onto the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time
Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.
Launch recap: SpaceX launch of Blue Ghost lander from Kennedy Space Center
The Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Here's what to know.
Blue Ghost Conducts First Main Engine Burn and Captures Breathtaking Eclipse on Journey to the Moon
Blue Ghost, a lunar lander carrying 10 NASA instruments, successfully executed its first main engine burn as part of its ...