Firefly's Blue Ghost Spacecraft Captures Stunning Images of Earth En Route to the Moon

The private lunar lander, carrying NASA experiments, is preparing for its March 2 moon landing as part of the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, launched on January 15 via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is on its first mission to the moon carrying 10 NASA experiments.
The spacecraft captured breathtaking images of Earth, including a solar eclipse from space, during its initial engine burns in Earth orbit.
Blue Ghost is currently in a 25-day Earth orbit phase, fine-tuning its trajectory before performing a Trans Lunar Injection to begin its journey to the moon.
The lunar lander is targeting a landing at Mare Crisium on March 2, an ancient impact site with basaltic lava deposits dating back billions of years.
This mission is part of NASA's efforts to prepare for future astronaut-led Artemis missions and represents a significant step in commercial lunar exploration.