Blue Ghost Advances NASA’s Cutting-Edge Lunar Tech

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows the natural satellite all alone, a small grayish dot in an empty black sea; the other is a selfie, showing the moon glowing above some of Blue Ghost's golden hardware.
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.
FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission
The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Monday hours from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket.
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.
Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
NASA has updated its list of potential landing sites for the next human visit to the moon, which is planned for 2026. The Artemis III mission will see the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo era, and the plan is for astronauts to explore the moon's South Pole region where there is thought to be water ice on the lunar surface.
See the incredible view of our planet captured by the Blue Ghost spacecraft
The Blue Ghost lunar mission has captured a gorgeous image of Earth as it ramps up its journey toward the moon.
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Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander
Firefly Aerospace's first mission to the moon is poised to launch in the early morning hours on Jan. 15.The company's Blue Ghost lunar lander is sharing a payload bay with another mission to the ...
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We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon to deploy a fleet of NASA's scientific instruments to study the moon's environment before humans return. The Blue Ghost spacecraft will attempt a lunar ...
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Blue Ghost Moon Lander Catches GPS Signal From 205,000 Miles Away, Sets Distance Record
The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander used one of its instruments to calculate a navigation fix at a distance of more than ...
Blue Ghost Conducts First Main Engine Burn and Captures Breathtaking Eclipse on Journey to the Moon
Blue Ghost, a lunar lander carrying 10 NASA instruments, successfully executed its first main engine burn as part of its ...