How Did the Lunar Lander Get to the Moon

Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit

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Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)

There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission.

Gizmodo · 4d

Blue Ghost Lowers Orbit and Snaps Rare Views of the Moon’s Far Side

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost fired its engines early in the morning of February 18, marking the latest stage in its 45-day long trip to the Moon. The engine burn, which started at 3:09 a.m. ET and lasted three minutes and 18 seconds,

ExtremeTech on MSN · 2d

Blue Ghost Captures Moon's Far Side Ahead of Landing

Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost, a new lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace, is just a little over a week away from touchdown. As it sidles up to the Moon, the spacecraft has managed to snag some stunning footage of Earth and its rocky satellite.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 2d

Blue Ghost nears lunar landing, unveils moon's hidden face

Blue Ghost, owned by Firefly Aerospace, recorded the latest photos from the Moon's orbit. The footage shows close-ups of the vast craters on the side we cannot see from Earth. The spacecraft is set to land on the Moon in a few days.

USA Today6d

'Goodbye Earth, hello moon': What Blue Ghost lander has been up to in NASA mission

Preparations for the uncrewed lunar lander built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace to enter the moon's orbit ramped up Feb. 8 with a propulsive maneuver known as a "trans lunar ...

Space.com10d

Japan's Resilience lunar lander prepares for 1st swing around the moon

ispace's Resilience lander launched on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, along with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander. It is taking an energy-efficient, circuitous route to the moon, and only ...

Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Meet Grace, the Hopping Robot That Will Dive Into the Moon’s Darkest Craters

Meet Grace, the brave hopper robot that’s designed to jump into the darkest depths of the Moon, providing never-before-seen ...

TMCnet2d

NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines' Next Commercial Moon Launch

After the launch, Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Athena, will spend approximately one week in transit to the Moon before ...

USA Today29d

Moon missions in 2025: Five missions will help astronauts return to the moon

CORRECTION: The Resilience lander and Tenacious ... that are getting us back to the moon. Get comfortable with the acronym CLPS, which stands for Commercial Lunar Payload Services.

The New York Times18d

NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.

But then in January last year, Astrobotic’s first lunar mission using a smaller lander failed ... to book that ride to the moon. Just because its cargo was canceled did not mean Astrobotic ...

Yahoo13d

Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines ... few days and then begin lowering its orbit to get ready for a landing attempt.

IFLScience4d

For The First Time Ever, The Moon Is About To Get A 4G Cellular Network

Nokia’s Lunar ... to the Moon actually happens. Nokia Bell Labs and NASA have developed a 4G connectivity that is going to work as a network-in-a-box. It will connect the Nova-c lander with ...

Ars Technica18d

After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer

Last year was not a good one for a lunar lander company based in ... the commercial FLEX rover on the Moon as soon as December 2026. Initially, Astrolab did not intend to fly a prototype rover ...

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