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

The close encounter was "a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander," according to ispace.

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 injection." ...

The private Resilience lunar lander just got its first up-close look at the moon. Resilience, which was built by Japanese company ispace, aced a flyby of the moon on Friday evening (Feb. 14 ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit. "Blue Ghost successfully performed a Trans Lunar Injection burn to ...

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The Moon just got a new visitor. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully entered lunar orbit and captured breathtaking images of the Moon. The spacecraft is now preparing for its ...

Firefly Aerospace A new lander is on its way to the Moon, and it's managed to catch some breathtaking views during its journey. As it made its way toward lunar orbit last week, Firefly Aerospace's ...

The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent ...

Credit: Firefly Aerospace A commercial lunar lander carrying science experiments for NASA will attempt to touch down on the Moon’s surface on March 2, the third in a series of missions under the ...