Blue Ghost Mission 1: First Sunrise on The Moon | Firefly Aerospace

Blue Ghost Mission 1: First Sunrise on The Moon | Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace: "Rise and shine! Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured its first sunrise on the Moon, marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home. Our GhostRiders have already begun operating many of the ten NASA payloads aboard the lander and will continue operations over the next two weeks and into the lunar night.

The Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed successfully at Mare Crisium, on the near side of the Moon, on March 2, 2025.

This is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term lunar presence. 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 about the Mission: 
https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/

Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Capture Date: March 3, 2025

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