Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit

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 lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)
On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows the natural satellite all alone, a small grayish dot in an empty black sea; the other is a selfie, showing the moon glowing above some of Blue Ghost's golden hardware.
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.
Two lunar missions: Firefly Blue Ghost and ispace lander launch from Kennedy Space Center
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander has launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A, and is on a 45-day journey to the moon for NASA.
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.
Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)
Firefly Aerospace's "little lander" has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit.
Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main engines in space for the first time. The engine burn brought the spacecraft closer to Earth in preparation for its upcoming maneuvers.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captures stunning lunar eclipse from Earth orbit; watch video
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captures rare lunar eclipse image while en route to the moon, marking a significant milestone in its mission to support NASA's Artemis moon missions.
What is 'Blue Ghost' Lander Off to the Moon's Mare Crisium
Science: The Blue Ghost is a lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Launched on January 15, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center,
Firefly spacecraft provides striking view of Earth on top of Earth
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Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from the spacecraft’s orbit around Earth, the ...