Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Tear a Hole in Lunar Surface

Watch moon dust fly as private Blue Ghost lunar lander touches down (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander just beamed home up-close video of its epic March 2 touchdown, showing how its thrusters kicked up plumes of lunar dust.
Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Tear a Hole in the Lunar Surface
Blue Ghost is in the midst of spending an entire lunar day on the surface of the Moon, or the equivalent of 14 days on Earth.
Lunar Lander Starts Drilling Into the Moon, Sparks Flying
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is wasting no time and is already drilling into the dusty regolith to study the Moon's geology.
Watch sparks fly as Blue Ghost lander drills into the moon (video)
Blue Ghost aced its lunar landing attempt on March 2, touching down near Mons Latreille, a solitary lunar peak in the vast basin Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises") in the northeastern region of the moon 's near side. The spacecraft quickly got to work on its science objectives, including taking a stunning image on the lunar sunrise.
Blue Ghost successfully starts lunar surface mission while...
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.
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Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft drilling into the moon’s surface
The Blue Ghost mission to the moon has deployed one its NASA instruments, drilling into the moon's surface to collect information about temperature.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
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