1. fireflyspace.com

    January 8, 2025: Blue Ghost Fueling Complete. Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander was loaded up with an MMH hypergolic propellant and MON-3 oxidizer to power the thrusters and main engine during transit from Earth to Moon. December 23, 2024: Blue Ghost Battery Charging Complete. All four batteries on Blue Ghost are now fully charged.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Firefly Aerospace, launched on January 15, 2025.As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the mission aims to deliver ten scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to support future human exploration of the Moon under the broader Artemis program.The Blue Ghost lunar lander, developed and tested ...
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost, or simply Blue Ghost, is a class of lunar landers designed and manufactured by Firefly Aerospace.Firefly plans to operate Blue Ghost landers to deliver small payloads to the surface of the Moon.The first Blue Ghost mission was launched at 1:11 a.m. EST (06:11 UTC) on January 15, 2025.
  5. fireflyspace.com

    Blue Ghost separated from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a highly elliptical Earth orbit at 2:17 a.m. EST and established communications with Firefly's Mission Operations Center in Cedar Park, Texas, at 2:26 a.m. EST. As Blue Ghost continues its journey to the Moon, follow along with Firefly's mission updates all along the way.
  6. fireflyspace.com

    Jan 15, 2025Following launch vehicle separation, Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander acquired signal and completed on-orbit commissioning. Cedar Park, Texas, January 15, 2025 - Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, successfully acquired signal, and completed on-orbit commissioning.
  7. blogs.nasa.gov

    3 days agoAfter about a month in transit to the Moon, Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully completed a four-minute lunar orbit insertion burn Thursday - the longest and most challenging burn conducted to date by the lander's main engine and reaction control system thrusters. ... This blog will be a source of information on Artemis launch ...
  8. scientificamerican.com

    Jan 15, 2025NASA also hopes that CLPS will increase the frequency of robotic moon missions. Blue Ghost is the third spacecraft launched under the CLPS banner since January 2024, and at least one more launch ...
  9. 3 days agoBlue Ghost launched Jan. 15, at 1:11 a.m. EST on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander is carrying a suite of 10 NASA scientific investigations and technology demonstrations, which will provide insights into the Moon's environment and test technologies to support future ...
  10. 3 days agoWeek 5: Hello, moon. On Feb. 13, Blue Ghost entered into orbit with the moon after a 4-minute, 15-second lunar orbit insertion engine burn. Firefly Aerospace describes it as the most challenging ...
  11. Jan 10, 2025After the launch, Firefly's Blue Ghost lander will spend approximately 45 days in transit to the Moon before landing on the lunar surface in early March. The lander will carry 10 NASA science investigations to further our understanding of the Moon's environment and help prepare for future human missions to the lunar surface, as part of the ...
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    Blue Ghost Mission 1 is a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Firefly Aerospace, launched on January 15, 2025. As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the mission aims to deliver ten scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to support future human exploration of the Moon under the broader Artemis program. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, developed and tested over several years, launched successfully aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket alongside the Hakuto-R Mission 2 lander from Kennedy Space Center. The Blue Ghost lander is designed for a soft landing on the lunar surface and a 60-day operational mission. It will deliver 94 kilograms of payloads to Mare Crisium, a 500-kilometer-wide lunar basin. The mission's objectives include analyzing lunar regolith properties, studying geophysical characteristics, and investigating interactions between the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. Wikipedia

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