Blue Ghost Mission 1: Post-Landing Moon Surface Images | Firefly Aerospace

Blue Ghost Mission 1: Post-Landing Moon Surface Images | Firefly Aerospace

Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander’s shadow can be seen on the Moon’s surface. Planet Earth is visible on the horizon.

Image shows the Moon's surface and Earth on the horizon. Blue Ghost's solar panel, X-band antenna (left), and LEXI payload (right) are also in view.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed successfully at Mare Crisium, on the near side of the Moon, on March 2, 2025, at 03:35am Eastern Standard Time (08:35 UTC). Here are two new images taken soon after landing.

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 2, 2025

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