Blue Ghost begins journey to Moon, leaves Earth forever

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon mission shares its most stunning image yet
“Now four weeks into the mission, Blue Ghost has downlinked more than 15 GB of data, including NASA science data, from record-breaking GNSS signals to magnetic field measurements, that is already unlocking insights for the future of space exploration,” Firefly Aerospace wrote in an update.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Snaps a Breathtaking Earth Selfie on Its Way to the Moon
Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a radiation-hardened computer, a magnetic field detector, and a lunar soil collection system.
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 to send it out of Earth orbit. "Blue Ghost successfully performed a Trans Lunar Injection burn to ...
Blue Ghost spacecraft footage shows Earth ‘in the rearview mirror’
Firefly Aerospace has shared an awesome video clip captured by its Blue Ghost spacecraft as it heads to the moon.
What is 'Blue Ghost' Lander Off to the Moon's Mare Crisium
Science: The Blue Ghost is a lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Launched on January 15, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center,
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We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
One week after its launch, here's everything to know about Firefly's lunar lander, Blue Ghost, which could become the second American craft to land on the moon in five decades. The lander ...
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FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission
Within about an hour, Blue Ghost separated from the Falcon 9 rocket on an elliptical Earth orbit before establishing communications with Firefly’s mission operations center in Cedar Park ...
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Nears Lunar Touchdown With 10 Game-Changing NASA Instruments
NASA’s Blue Ghost mission will deploy ten advanced scientific instruments to the Moon, testing technologies for regolith ...
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Two lunar missions: Firefly Blue Ghost and ispace lander launch from Kennedy Space Center
Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA science missions at SpaceX, described the Blue Ghost mission as “one step closer to making life multiplanetary". What's in a Name: Firefly's Blue Ghost ...
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Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander is on its way to the moon. The Blue Ghost ...
NASA Sets Coverage of Firefly's First Robotic Commercial Moon Landing
With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is ...
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WATCH: Firefly's Blue Ghost lander to carry 10 NASA science investigations: Set to launch Wednesday morning
Firefly Aerospace ... closer to making life multiplanetary," said Julianna Scheiman who leads the NASA Science Missions Program for SpaceX. Timeline: Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is set ...