First Moon Shots: Blue Ghost Mission | Firefly Aerospace

First Moon Shots of Blue Ghost Mission | Firefly Aerospace

While in lunar orbit, the Blue Ghost lander captured its first close-up images of the Moon. With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is currently targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, 2025, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon.

The Blue Ghost lander is completing its 45-day journey to the Moon. Blue Ghost is seeking to land in Mare Crisium to deliver ten NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon. They will perform numerous science and technology demonstrations, including lunar subsurface drilling, sample collection, and X-ray imaging of Earth’s magnetic field to advance research for future human missions on the Moon and provide insights into how space weather impacts the planet. Mare Crisium is a lunar mare located in the Moon's Crisium basin, just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. It was formed by the flooding of basaltic lava that filled an ancient asteroid impact.    

Learn more: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/

Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Release Date: Feb. 14, 2025

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