Overview

• Blue Ghost, a lunar lander by Firefly Aerospace, landed near Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern surface on March 2, 2025.
• The mission marks the second successful lunar landing by a private company, following Intuitive Machines' Odysseus in 2024.
• The spacecraft, carrying ten NASA scientific instruments, will study lunar dust, thermal properties, and conduct subsurface analysis up to 1,120 kilometers deep.
• The mission is part of NASA's Artemis program, aimed at gathering data to support future astronaut missions to the Moon.
• The lander will operate for 14 Earth days, capturing images of celestial events like a lunar eclipse and a sunset on the Moon.