Blue Ghost orbits moon ahead of lunar landing

Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below (video)
Blue Ghost is aiming to become the second private lander to successfully soft-land on the moon, just over a year after Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander. If all goes well, the solar-powered spacecraft will operate on the surface of the moon for one lunar day, or about 14 Earth days, with lunar sunset expected to bring an end to the mission.
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.
Blue Ghost lander just reached lunar orbit: What it's been up to on the way to the moon
The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a planned March 2 landing.
Blue Ghost moon lander lowers its orbit to fly closer to the lunar surface (video)
There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission.
Blue Ghost spacecraft captures rare, stunnning views of Earth eclipsing the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft took some unique photos of our home planet on its Mission 1 flight to the moon in late January and early February. The spacecraft is now in orbit around the moon,
A Firefly Aerospace spacecraft Blue Ghost captures stunning lunar view
A spacecraft called Blue Ghost completed its third and final lunar orbit, making it one step closer to its destination on a crater on the moon.
Days away from landing attempt, Blue Ghost spacecraft shares stunning close-ups of the moon
Blue Ghost has captured its first images of the moon from lunar orbit as the spacecraft’s landing attempt on the surface approaches. See the spectacular views here.
Blue Ghost spaceship collects close-up footage of Moon
A spaceship has captured jaw-dropping close-up footage of the Moon. Breathtaking scenes from February 18, and shared Monday, show the Earth rising and setting behind the Moon were captured by Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander.
NASA's Blue Ghost spaceship reveals close-up image of surface of the Moon
NASA's Blue Ghost lander has revealed a close-up image of the moon as it sends incredible imagery back from its space mission. The spaceship left Earth on January 15, and has since provided breathtaking footage of the Earth distantly rising and setting behind the curve of the Moon.
IM-2 lunar lander mission set for launch. Graphics show what's on board
The IM-2 is headed for an expected landing at the moon's south pole March 6 carrying a payload of exploration gear.
This NASA-backed lander is heading for the moon on a history-making search for water
Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft is set to launch atop a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, aiming to land closer to the moon’s south ...
A new lunar lander is set to launch to the moon's south pole this week
A robotic moon lander is about to launch on a SpaceX rocket. It's the second lunar mission for a private company that last ...
Intuitive Machines to launch 2nd lunar lander for NASA: 5 things to know about mission
Intuitive Machines second NASA-backed lunar lander mission will deliver scientific instruments to hunt for water under the ...
Moonbound medley: Record 3 lunar landers will be on way at same time
The latest, Athena from Houston-based Intuitive Machines, is targeting a 7:17 p.m. launch Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ...
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Firefly aerospace gears up for first robotic commercial moon landing with NASA payload
Firefly Aerospace is set to make history with the first robotic commercial moon landing under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload ...
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'Goodbye Earth, hello moon': What Blue Ghost lander has been up to in NASA mission
Preparations for the uncrewed lunar lander built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace to enter the moon's orbit ramped up Feb. 8 with a propulsive maneuver known as a "trans lunar ...
The Lunar Economy Is Coming
The launch of the Blue Ghost module, scheduled to land on the moon early next month, is a key step in creating an Earth–moon ...