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.