Private Blue Ghost lander sees far side of the moon

Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" prepares to land on the moon
No American spacecraft has successfully landed intact and upright on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, but one private space company is looking to change that. Firefly Aerospace will be landing its "Blue Ghost" lunar lander this Sunday.
Lunar lander captures stunning views of moon ahead of descent: See images taken by Blue Ghost
The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured a striking up-close view of Earth's cosmic neighbor as it prepares in the days ahead to land on the moon.
Private Blue Ghost lander sees far side of the moon in breathtaking detail ahead of lunar landing (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander has beamed home stunning views of the moon from an altitude of just 62 miles (100 kilometers).
Stunning moon images beamed back by Blue Ghost spacecraft
The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured a striking up-close view of Earth's cosmic neighbor as it prepares in the days ahead to land on the moon. Astronomers and amateur stargazers will be in for a treat this week when a seventh planet will join six others in a planetary parade.
Spacecraft beams back stunning moon video before ambitious landing
Over a half-century after astronauts walked on the moon, landing remains a daunting endeavor. On March 2, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace will attempt the ambitious feat, as it will direct its robotic Blue Ghost spacecraft to land in Mare Crisium,
Space probe reveals stunning view of Earth from Moon's back
The Blue Ghost private space probe, part of NASA's CLPS program, continues its mission to explore the Moon. During recent maneuvers, the spacecraft transmitted new footage from the back of the satellite and set a record by capturing GPS signals for the first time at a record distance from Earth,
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What time will the private Blue Ghost probe land on the moon Sunday? How to watch live.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost probe is expected to land no earlier than Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the wee hours before dawn.
Firefly's Blue Ghost to land on moon and attempt to tap into Earth GPS
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has a payload which will attempt to acquire a GPS signal from the moon, revolutionizing ...
'Incredible to be trusted by NASA' | Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost set to land on the moon this weekend
Blue Ghost is delivering a fleet of NASA instruments to study the moon's environment ahead of human exploration.
Watch live: Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 to land this weekend. Here's when, how to watch
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is set to touch down on the Moon’s Mare Crisium on March 2. Here's how to watch.
Blue Ghost lunar lander to make historic touchdown on March 2, kicking off series of major Moon missions
Blue Ghost was launched on January 15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and entered lunar orbit on February 13. The lander is ...
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Sunday’s Moon Landing Could Fulfill a Texas Tech Professor’s Dream—or End in a Nightmare
This geophysicist will be watching anxiously as his groundbreaking experiment careens toward the lunar surface aboard Firefly ...
‘Quite frankly terrifying’: how Firefly’s Blue Ghost engineers are preparing to land on the moon
Like throwing a dart and hitting the bullseye on a moving target in the next city over: that’s what it’s like trying to land a spacecraft on the moon.
Why 3 private space missions are on their way to the moon right now
The companies Intuitive Machines, Firefly Aerospace, and ispace are all preparing to land on the moon. A new era of lunar ...
Commercial lunar lander Athena heading to the moon with a drill, rover and rocket-powered "hopper" to search for ice
Intuitive Machines is set to launch its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search ...