Moon Landing in Sight! Blue Ghost Week 6 Update | Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace: "We're in the 'are we there yet?' phase of the roadtrip and our team is eagerly counting the final mile marker signs on our way to the Moon! So far, Blue Ghost has now downlinked more than 27 GB of data. As we get closer to our final destination, hear from the team on how we're preparing for descent and what's next after we land."
Learn more about the Mission: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/
Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, 2025, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. 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.
Duration: 5 minutes, 47 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 27, 2025
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