A private lunar lander with an exercise, vacuum and other equipment Delivering for NASA Touched on the moon on Sunday, the last of different companies that want to start the business world on the natural satellite of the earth for astronaut missions.
The Blue Ghost Lander from Firefly Aerospace descended from the lunar court on the autopilot, aimed at the slopes of an old volcanic dome in an impact basin on the northeastern edge of the moon.
The company’s mission control, located outside Austin, Texas, confirmed a successful landing.
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This image of Firefly Aerospace on 26 February 2025 shows Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander in a track around the Moon. (Firefly Aerospace via AP)
“You all stuck the landing. We are on the moon,” said Firefly’s Will Coogan, chief engineer for the lander.
A upright and stable landing made Firefly the first private company to do a spacecraft on the moon Without crashing or falling. Some governments that work on space flight have failed in the past, because only five countries – Russia, the US, China, India and Japan – have been successful.
Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost after being touched on the Moon on Sunday 2 March 2025 with a special delivery for NASA. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)
Blue Ghost, which is named after a rare American species of firefly, is a four-legged land that is 6-foot-6 long and 11 feet wide and offers extra stability, according to the company.
About half an hour after landing, Blue Ghost started to send back photos of the surface. The first image was a selfie somewhat obscured by the sparkle of the sun.
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In this view, private -Moon Lander Blue Ghost is on the moon with a special delivery for NASA on Sunday 2 March 2025. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)
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The people of two other companies will soon make missions, with the next one that is expected to participate in the Blue Ghost on the moon Later this week.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
