Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth's nearest neighbor a month or so from now.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Headed to the Moon: Here's What to Know
Blue Ghost's main mission will be research. It will hang out in Earth's orbit for 25 days taking measurements and waiting for the right time to fling itself to the moon. After four days in transit, Blue Ghost will spend 16 days in lunar orbit collecting more data before descending to Mare Crisium, one of the largest basins on the moon.
Cedar Park's Firefly Aerospace Celebrates Successful Launch of Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on SpaceX Rocket
Firefly Aerospace launches Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a 45-day journey to conduct scientific experiments on the moon.
Two lunar missions: Firefly Blue Ghost and ispace lander launch from Kennedy Space Center
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for NASA.
What's flying to the moon on ispace's Resilience lunar lander?
The ispace Resilience lander will lift off atop of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday at 1:11 a.m. EST (0611 GMT), with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander also on the flight. The dual moon mission is the first of an array of lunar launches planned for 2025.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has captured its first view of the moon.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
First Glimpse of the Moon: Blue Ghost Advances NASA’s Cutting-Edge Lunar Tech
Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 has taken a significant leap toward the Moon, with its successful second engine burn positioning the spacecraft for lunar orbit. NASA’s science and technology instruments aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 are making steady progress toward the Moon.
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Texas-based Firefly's lunar lander among 2 headed to moon after being launched by SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched early Wednesday ... Blue Ghost isn't the only lunar lander on the way to Earth's dusty sidekick. This trip is take two for Tokyo-based ispace ...
Falcon 9 rocket launches iSpace and Firefly Space lander on its way to the moon
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