Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA The car-sized Blue Ghost launched on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 10 science and technology experiments for NASA.

American space company Firefly Aerospace was awarded a $176.7 million contract to fly some NASA payloads to the lunar south ...

Separately, Blue Ghost witnessed an eclipse from the lunar surface last week. The event cast Earth’s shadow across the moon, briefly plunging the lander into darkness.

Following a 45-day journey to the Moon, Blue Ghost gently landed on the lunar surface this past weekend to begin its exploratory mission. Here’s what we can expect over the coming days.

The Blue Ghost lander – with a squatty design measuring 6.6 feet tall and 11.5 feet wide – carried 10 NASA payloads to the northeastern quadrant of the moon’s near side.

A Central Texas space company is on a victory lap. After successfully touching down on the Moon this past spring, a feat ...

Space Blue Ghost Moon lander captures glow of lunar sunset after concluding successful mission By Emilee Speck, FOX Weather Published March 19, 2025, 12:00 a.m. ET ...

On March 2, Blue Ghost made its landing at the moon's Mare Crisium within its 100-meter target, where it will begin surface operations over 14 days including subsurface drilling, X-ray imaging and ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side with NASA's scientific instruments to study the surrounding environment.

"Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured more incredible footage of the Moon during its third lunar orbit maneuver on February 24 that inserted the spacecraft in a near-circular low lunar orbit ...

Screenshot NASA/Firefly Aerospace When the Blue Ghost lander reached the lunar surface on March 2, Firefly Aerospace become the first commercial company to fully succeed in a soft moon landing at ...

The Blue Ghost lander touched down at 3:34 a.m. EST on the moon’s surface in the Mare Crisium region, landing precisely within its 100-meter target area near Mons Latreille, a volcanic feature.