Blue Ghost successfully landed on the moon on Sunday (March 2), touching down in Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises") — a large impact basin about 345 miles (555 kilometers) wide. The spacecraft sits near a volcanic cone called Mons Latreille within the basin, which is located in the northeast region of the moon's near side.
On Thursday, the company will attempt to land a 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft, which it built, on the lunar surface. The spacecraft, named Athena, is almost identical to Odysseus, the lander that Intuitive Machines sent to the moon last year. Odysseus ...
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See the Striking New Images From the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Now the Second Private Spacecraft to Touch Down on the MoonFirefly Aerospace's lander reached lunar soil early Sunday morning, after a 2.8-million-mile journey lasting 45 days
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Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo)Blue Ghost is getting to work after its private moon landing. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous shot of sunrise on the moon as it begins its workday on the lunar surface.
A year on from their last landing attempt, the Intuitive Machines team has refined its Moon touchdown.
The Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome.
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