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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Completes First Fully Successful Commercial Moon Landing

The historic mission achieved all objectives, returning 119 GB of data and pioneering new lunar exploration technologies.

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This image was captured by Firefly's Blue Ghost lander during lunar sunset with the Earth visible as a crescent on the horizon.
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander captures photo of its shadow on the Moon with the volcanic feature, Mons Latreille, visible on the top right side of the lunar surface.

Overview

  • Blue Ghost became the first commercial lunar lander to achieve a fully successful soft landing, touching down on Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025.
  • The mission met 100% of its objectives, including operating for 14 days during the lunar day and five hours into the lunar night.
  • Groundbreaking experiments included GPS signal reception on the Moon, lunar dust collection, and soil temperature measurements.
  • The lander transmitted 119 GB of data, including 51 GB of scientific data, and captured significant visuals, such as a lunar sunset and a total solar eclipse.
  • Firefly Aerospace plans annual lunar missions, with Blue Ghost Mission 2 targeting the Moon's far side in 2026.