Firefly's Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon mission shares its most stunning image yet
“Now four weeks into the mission, Blue Ghost has downlinked more than 15 GB of data, including NASA science data, from record-breaking GNSS signals to magnetic field measurements, that is already unlocking insights for the future of space exploration,” Firefly Aerospace wrote in an update.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Snaps a Breathtaking Earth Selfie on Its Way to the Moon
Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a radiation-hardened computer, a magnetic field detector, and a lunar soil collection system.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon, With Dazzling Photographs
NASA's Blue Ghost lunar lander has arrived at the moon and is now orbiting Earth's nearest neighbor as it prepares to make its landing next month. And it's capturing some amazing photos on its journey.
Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate the milestone.
Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit
Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your In
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The Otherwise Unremarkable ‘Rock Boxes’ That Brought Pieces of the Moon Back to Earth
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Private spacecraft gets dramatic view of Earth eclipsing moon
Once Blue Ghost escapes Earth's gravitational pull, it will take four days for it to arrive at the moon. The spacecraft will spend 16 days in lunar orbit before dropping to the surface ...