Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Captures Stunning Earth Images En Route to Moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission prepares for lunar orbit and landing, sharing breathtaking visuals and advancing NASA's lunar exploration goals.

• Blue Ghost, launched on January 15, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is currently in Earth orbit and set to begin its trans-lunar injection in under a week.
• The spacecraft has captured dramatic images and videos, including Earth eclipsing the sun and its first photos of the moon, showcasing the beauty of its journey.
• The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and aims to deliver ten scientific payloads to the Mare Crisium region of the moon's near side.
• Scientific objectives include studying lunar regolith, solar wind interactions with Earth's magnetic field, and testing dust mitigation and radiation-tolerant computing technologies.
• Blue Ghost is scheduled to land on the moon on March 2, 2025, and will operate for approximately 14 Earth days, conducting experiments and collecting critical scientific data for NASA.

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