The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

Blue Ghost conducted the DOI on the far side of the Moon, which caused a communications blackout with Earth. The spacecraft was on the correct flight path when communications with Blue Ghost resumed around 20 minutes after the burn, and the lander coasted for around 30 minutes until it reached an altitude of roughly 20 km over the lunar surface.

The 6.6-foot-tall lander, funded by NASA as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, is carrying a suite of instruments and experiments for the space agency as NASA prepares to establish a permanent presence on the moon. This includes radiation-tolerant computing tests and sampling of the lunar regolith.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

In response to the rising temperatures, the Blue Ghost team has initiated planned power cycling to maintain the lander's operational integrity.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar spacecraft landed upright on the Moon–a first for a private company–and released amazing HD video of the moment.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter managed to capture a photo of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the surface of the Moon, in a stunning instance of the orbiter’s surveillance power.

“Firefly is literally and figuratively over the moon,” said Jason Kim, the CEO of Firefly Aerospace in a statement. "Our Blue Ghost lunar lander now has a permanent home on the lunar surface with 10 NASA payloads and a plaque with every Firefly employee’s name."

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft chronicled its moon landing on Sunday morning (March 2), capturing stunning footage of its landmark descent.

The mission, aptly named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” touched down in Mare Crisium, a large impact site filled with basaltic lava on the Moon. Blue Ghost pulled off a precision landing, touching down within a 328-foot (100-meter) target next to a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully made a soft touchdown near an ancient volcanic feature on the moon’s near side early Sunday morning.